Telangana Congress Chief casts vote
Telangana Congress Chief and Nalgonda MP Uttam Kumar Reddy cast his vote along with his wife at a polling booth in Suryapet district's Kodad Town.
Voting underway for Telangana urban local body elections
Telangana
09:51 January 22
09:40 January 22
Agriculture Minister casts vote
Telangana Agriculture Minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy cast his vote at a polling booth in Wanaparthy.
07:32 January 22
Voting begins for Telangana urban local body elections
Hyderabad: Voting for urban local bodies in Telangana began on Wednesday. As many as 120 municipalities and nine corporations are going for polls today with over 53 lakh voters eligible to exercise their franchise.
Polling will be held from 7 am to 5 pm. Counting will be taken up on January 25.
However, Karimnagar Municipal Corporation will go for polls on January 25 and results declared on January 27.
We have made all arrangements to make the polling smooth and fast. There will be an average of 800 voters per booth, Telangana State Election Commissioner Nagi Reddy said.
Replying to a query, he said the situation in clash-hit Bhainsa town was normal and polling will be held there.
The polls will be held for 2,647 wards in municipalities and 382 divisions in corporations. However, councillors to 80 wards and three divisions had been elected unopposed.
As per the statistics provided by the commission, Congress could not filed candidates in over 400 wards while BJP in over 700.
In a first of its kind step in the country, the commission will use facial recognition app in a bid to counter impersonation of voters on Wednesday and ten polling stations in Kompally Municipality of Medchal Malkajgiri district have been selected for the pilot project.
There will be 7,961 polling stations with 45,000 staff overseeing the poll process, a statement from the SEC said.
The state police said it has taken all measures for maintenance of law and order during the polling.
A total of 50,000 personnel have been deployed for fair and peaceful conduct of elections. Special arrangements have been made in Left Wing extremist affected districts, an official release said.
Police said Rs 51.36 lakh cash and liquor worth Rs 21.22 lakh were seized by flying squads formed across the state in the run up to the polls.
Read: Face recognition to be used in Telangana municipal polls
09:51 January 22
Telangana Congress Chief casts vote
Telangana Congress Chief and Nalgonda MP Uttam Kumar Reddy cast his vote along with his wife at a polling booth in Suryapet district's Kodad Town.
09:40 January 22
Agriculture Minister casts vote
Telangana Agriculture Minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy cast his vote at a polling booth in Wanaparthy.
07:32 January 22
Voting begins for Telangana urban local body elections
Hyderabad: Voting for urban local bodies in Telangana began on Wednesday. As many as 120 municipalities and nine corporations are going for polls today with over 53 lakh voters eligible to exercise their franchise.
Polling will be held from 7 am to 5 pm. Counting will be taken up on January 25.
However, Karimnagar Municipal Corporation will go for polls on January 25 and results declared on January 27.
We have made all arrangements to make the polling smooth and fast. There will be an average of 800 voters per booth, Telangana State Election Commissioner Nagi Reddy said.
Replying to a query, he said the situation in clash-hit Bhainsa town was normal and polling will be held there.
The polls will be held for 2,647 wards in municipalities and 382 divisions in corporations. However, councillors to 80 wards and three divisions had been elected unopposed.
As per the statistics provided by the commission, Congress could not filed candidates in over 400 wards while BJP in over 700.
In a first of its kind step in the country, the commission will use facial recognition app in a bid to counter impersonation of voters on Wednesday and ten polling stations in Kompally Municipality of Medchal Malkajgiri district have been selected for the pilot project.
There will be 7,961 polling stations with 45,000 staff overseeing the poll process, a statement from the SEC said.
The state police said it has taken all measures for maintenance of law and order during the polling.
A total of 50,000 personnel have been deployed for fair and peaceful conduct of elections. Special arrangements have been made in Left Wing extremist affected districts, an official release said.
Police said Rs 51.36 lakh cash and liquor worth Rs 21.22 lakh were seized by flying squads formed across the state in the run up to the polls.
Read: Face recognition to be used in Telangana municipal polls
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TL-URBAN POLLS
Telangana goes to urban local bodies polls on Wednesday
Hyderabad, Jan 21 (PTI) Elections to urban local bodies
in Telangana will be held on Wednesday with the ruling TRS
hopeful of a strong showing and the opposition BJP and
Congress eyeing to make a mark.
As many as 120 municipalities and nine corporations will
go for polls on Wednesday with over 53 lakh voters eligible to
exercise their franchise.
Polling will be held from 7 am to 5 pm. Counting will be
taken up on January 25.
However, Karimnagar Municipal Corporation will go for
polls on January 25 and results declared on January 27.
We have made all arrangements to make the polling smooth
and fast. There will be an average of 800 voters per booth,
Telangana State Election Commissioner Nagi Reddy said.
Replying to a query, he said the situation in clash-hit
Bhainsa town was normal and polling will be held there.
The polls will be held for 2,647 wards in municipalities
and 382 divisions in corporations. However, councillors to 80
wards and three divisions had been elected unopposed.
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi working president and
Minister K T Rama Rao has said his party would win a lion's
share of wards and divisions.
"There are no takers for BJP tickets and Congress is also
struggling to field candidates in many seats," he has said.
Both the national parties, which had failed to put up a
good show in rural local bodies elections held last year, are
keen to prove their strength this time.
As per the statistics provided by the commission,
Congress could not filed candidates in over 400 wards while
BJP in over 700.
In a first of its kind step in the country, the
commissionwill use facial recognition app in a bid to counter
impersonation of voters on Wednesday and ten polling stations
in Kompally Municipality of Medchal Malkajgiri district have
been selected for the pilot project.
There will be 7,961 polling stations with 45,000 staff
overseeing the poll process, a statement from the SEC said.
The state police said it has taken all measures for
maintenance of law and order during the polling.
A total of 50,000 personnel have been deployed for fair
and peaceful conduct of elections. Special arrangements have
been made in Left Wing extremist affected districts, an
official release said.
Police said Rs 51.36 lakh cash and liquor worth Rs 21.22
lakh were seized by flying squads formed across the state in
the run up to the polls. PTI GDK
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PRI ESPL NAT
.HYDERABAD MES11
TL-URBAN POLLS
Telangana goes to urban local bodies polls on Wednesday
Hyderabad, Jan 21 (PTI) Elections to urban local bodies
in Telangana will be held on Wednesday with the ruling TRS
hopeful of a strong showing and the opposition BJP and
Congress eyeing to make a mark.
As many as 120 municipalities and nine corporations will
go for polls on Wednesday with over 53 lakh voters eligible to
exercise their franchise.
Polling will be held from 7 am to 5 pm. Counting will be
taken up on January 25.
However, Karimnagar Municipal Corporation will go for
polls on January 25 and results declared on January 27.
We have made all arrangements to make the polling smooth
and fast. There will be an average of 800 voters per booth,
Telangana State Election Commissioner Nagi Reddy said.
Replying to a query, he said the situation in clash-hit
Bhainsa town was normal and polling will be held there.
The polls will be held for 2,647 wards in municipalities
and 382 divisions in corporations. However, councillors to 80
wards and three divisions had been elected unopposed.
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi working president and
Minister K T Rama Rao has said his party would win a lion's
share of wards and divisions.
"There are no takers for BJP tickets and Congress is also
struggling to field candidates in many seats," he has said.
Both the national parties, which had failed to put up a
good show in rural local bodies elections held last year, are
keen to prove their strength this time.
As per the statistics provided by the commission,
Congress could not filed candidates in over 400 wards while
BJP in over 700.
In a first of its kind step in the country, the
commissionwill use facial recognition app in a bid to counter
impersonation of voters on Wednesday and ten polling stations
in Kompally Municipality of Medchal Malkajgiri district have
been selected for the pilot project.
There will be 7,961 polling stations with 45,000 staff
overseeing the poll process, a statement from the SEC said.
The state police said it has taken all measures for
maintenance of law and order during the polling.
A total of 50,000 personnel have been deployed for fair
and peaceful conduct of elections. Special arrangements have
been made in Left Wing extremist affected districts, an
official release said.
Police said Rs 51.36 lakh cash and liquor worth Rs 21.22
lakh were seized by flying squads formed across the state in
the run up to the polls. PTI GDK
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Last Updated : Jan 22, 2020, 10:41 AM IST
