Apr 29, 2021, 16:32 IST
Khammam District Collector RV Karan said, 376 polling stations have been arranged in 60 divisions of Khammam Municipal Corporation.
Karnan paid a visit to the KMC polls reception and distribution center at SR&BGNR College on Wednesday, accompanied by Municipal Commissioner Anurag Jayanthi. He also checked the arrangements for vote counting and inspected the strong rooms.
Karnan instructed the officials to make effective preparations for a smooth election process. He wanted the polling and counting workers to strictly follow the guidelines provided by the State Election Commission (SEC) in response to the spread of covid-19.
Necessary arrangements have been made for polling staff like drinking water, electricity, food, sanitizer, and face masks. Special provisions have been made for pregnant women and people with disabilities said the Collector.
‘Why is the government in a hurry to conduct these elections?’
Former Minister Mohammed Ali Shabbir has urged the Telangana State Election Commission (TSEC) to postpone the elections to 7 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), including Greater Warangal and Khammam Municipal corporations, in view of the worsening COVID pandemic situation.
In a letter to Election Commissioner C. Parathasarathi, he reminded that the State government has cancelled the SSC exams and promoted Intermediate First Year students while postponing the second year exams. COVID guidelines have also been revised to make them more stringent so as to prevent further spread of the virus among people. So why is the government in a hurry to conduct these elections, he asked.
Telangana: EC Strips Pawan Kalyan s Jana Sena Party Of Glass Tumbler Symbol Apr 17, 2021, 13:32 IST
Janasena Party (glass tumbler), Indian Praja Party (whistle), Marxist Community Party of India United (gas cylinder), Hindustan Janata Party (coconut farm), and India Praja Bandu Party (trumpet) have lost their symbols as they failed to contest at least 10 percent of the total 150 wards in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.
The Jana Sena president in a letter to the Election Commission explained that Jana Sena withdrew from the GHMC poll contest as they had formed an alliance with the BJP.
The Jana Sena chief urged the EC to continue the party s common symbol as the party had decided to contest in the upcoming Greater Warangal and Khammam Municipal corporation polls. However, the EC didn t find Jana Sena s explanation satisfactory. As a result, Jana Sena has lost its common symbol and forfeited the deposit amount and is not eligible to apply afresh for a common s
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KTR tells Khammam leaders to end differences and win polls
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TRS working president K.T. Rama Rao instructed Khammam TRS leaders not to leave any scope in drumming up support for Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Graduate MLC elections, besides winning Khammam Municipal Corporation.
The meeting attended by Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay, Government Whip Rega Kantha Rao, former Minister Tummala Nageshwar Rao and former MP Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy among others was said to be called to iron out the differences between the leaders before the important elections.
A senior leader who attended the meeting said that Mr. KTR sent a strong message to the ‘warring factions’ in Khammam TRS without directly naming anyone. He had a word of caution on the importance of winning the elections in the present circumstances and wanted them to win both the MLC and the Corporation.