The Telangana State Election Commission on Monday announced a five-phased schedule for elections to the rural local bodies. And with the announcement, the Model Code of Conduct came into force.
State Election Commissioner Rani Kumudini told reporters that the polls would be first held for Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTC) and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) seats, followed by Gram Panchayats.
The elections for the MPTCs and ZPTCS are set to take place across two phases. The official election notice for the initial phase will be issued on October 9, with nominations accepted from the same day. Polling for this first phase is scheduled for October 23. For the second phase of the MPTC and ZPTC polls, the notification will be released on October 13, and voting will occur on October 27. The counting of votes for both MPTC and ZPTC seats will be conducted centrally on November 11.
The Gram Panchayat elections will be held in three phases. The election notice for the first phase will be released on October 17, with polling and counting of votes slated for October 31. The process for filing nominations for the second phase commences on October 21, and both polling and counting are scheduled for November 4. The third and final phase of the Gram Panchayat elections begins on October 25, with voting and the subsequent counting of votes taking place on November 8.
The elections would be held for 12,733 Gram Panchayats, 5,749 Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTC) and 565 Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCS), she said.
The total number of voters is 1,67,03,168, including 81,65,894 male, 85,36,770 female and 504 others.
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