Why Did Mahesh Babu And Rajamouli Get SIR Notices?

The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls resulted in many of them losing their votes. This includes popular film celebrities, entrepreneurs and sportspersons. In Hyderabad, many VVIPs have reportedly received notices from the Election Commission due to SIR.

Superstar Mahesh Babu, ace filmmaker SS Rajamouli, sportspersons Pullela Gopichand, Saina Nehwal, VVS Laxman, and Mithali Raj, prominent business personalities Divi’s Murali Krishna Prasad and Apollo’s Upasana Konidela were among them who received the EC’s notices as part of the SIR. Several other leading names from sports, films and business also figure in the list.

The names of several prominent personalities have appeared in the Election Commission’s “List of Persons to Whom Notices Have Been Issued (After Draft Roll Published on 17-08-2026)”. The list includes many from the film industry such as actors Mahesh Babu and his wife Namrata Shirodkar, SS Rajamouli, Venkatesh Daggubati and his two daughters, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Vijay Deverakonda and his brother Anand Deverakonda, among others, are also named.

The notices have been issued for different reasons. These include name mismatch, being “unmapped with last SIR” and parent-name mismatch. In some cases, the column mentioning the reason for the discrepancy has been left blank. The EC’s exercise is aimed at checking and updating voter details as part of the revision of electoral rolls.

“There is an option, especially in the case of VIPs, to authorise someone to appear for the hearing if they are unavailable. There is still time, and many well-known people are yet to appear for hearings,” said RV Karnan, district election officer, Hyderabad.

Officials pointed out that celebrities are also among the lakhs of voters whose details may have discrepancies in the electoral rolls. However, the inclusion of several high-profile names has also raised concerns among social activists. They said that if celebrities face notices and questions over their voter details, what about the situation of ordinary voters who may not have the awareness or the same resources to respond to such notices. The hearings are still underway, and voters who have received notices have time to clarify their details and provide the required information to the election authorities.