Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has urged the Election Commission to take strong action against candidates who try to influence the voters.She said the Election Commission should curtail indirect ways of influencing the .
The main contest is between TRS, BJP and Congress in Greater Warangal and Khammam municipal corporations and five other municipalities (Representative image)
HYDERABAD: The counting of votes for the seven municipal corporations and five wards will be taken up on Monday. State Election Commissioner C Partha Sarathi said counting will be conducted in strict adherence to Covid-19 protocols.
The polling was held on ballot papers on April 30. Over 1,300 candidates are in fray from 248 wards in the seven ULBs of Greater Warangal and Khammam Municipal Corporation and five municipalities of Nakrekal, Siddipet, Atchampet, Kothur and Jadcherla.
Bypoll was also conducted to five other wards in various civic bodies. Of the nine wards which went to bypoll, election was unanimously declared in favour of MIM in one ward, two wards in favour of TRS and one in favour of an independent candidate as only a single candidate filed nomination. No other party fielded candidates in four wards on the re
Hyderabad: In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the State Election Commission (SEC) has made elaborate arrangements to enable over 11.59 lakh voters, including 5.84 lakh women, to vote in the elections on April 30 for two Municipal Corporations – Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) and Khammam Municipal Corporation (KMC) – and five other Municipalities. These
Jadcherla MLA told to give explanation within 48 hours
Responding promptly to complaints on violation of model code of conduct, the State Election Commission has sought an explanation from Jadcherla MLA and former Minister C. Lakshma Reddy for violating the model code of conduct during the recent election campaign in his constituency.
The MLA reportedly warned the voters that they would not be given water and two bedroom houses if the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti candidates secure less number of votes in the forthcoming elections in the municipality.
Citing references from television channels and daily newspapers, the show cause notice was issued by Mahbubnagar District Collector Venkat Rao at the instance of State Election Commissioner C. Partha Sarathi.