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While a BRS supporter has flagged a few concerns regarding the difference in votes polled and counted in all 17 constituencies in Telangana, Congress MP from Assam Gaurav Gogoi also raised doubts over faulty EVMs

Lamenting that there were no promotions and transfers of teachers since the last nine and six years respectively, the leaders said this was affecting teachers and students.

The absolute number of voter turnout for the first five phases is 507,297,288.

The Cabinet meeting, which was scheduled to be conducted on Saturday, was postponed as the ECI had not accorded permission.

“The Election Commission should analyse in detail about the reasons for less voting and find out whether it is because of inclusion of dead voters, duplicate voters or voters registering their names at two States,” TPCC senior vice president G Niranjan appealed.

PRTU TS president Pingili Sripal Reddy, secretary B Kamalakar Rao and MLC K Raghotham Reddy wanted the government to promote principals and school assistants without the TET requirement.

Following a nod from the Election Commission of India (ECI), the government on Wednesday constituted universities-wise search committees.

The Telangana University Vice-Chancellor has already been removed from the position by the State government and Principal Secretary to Government (Education department) Burra Venkatesham has been holding the post as VC in charge.

Objecting to her remarks, the Chief Minister wanted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union Home Minister Amit Shah to spell out their stand on the BJP leader’s comments.

Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu recorded 65.23 per cent voter turnout, as per the latest data. In this phase, more than 1300 candidates, including around 120 women, are in the fray.

During the Jana Jatara Sabha in Kothagudem on Saturday, the Chief Minister had openly declared that Rythu Bharosa disbursement would be completed by May 8. To this effect, he even challenged BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao.

Interestingly, while the Congress complaint was about the April 6 press conference by Chandrashekhar Rao, the ECI order makes a mention of his speeches from way back in 2019 as well.

This was despite the BRS lodging the complaint barely a week after the Congress complaint against Chandrashekhar Rao.

In its complaint the BJP alleged that ever since the Delhi police iled a case against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy in the alleged doctored video of union Home Minister Amit Shah, the banners and posters of the party were being destroyed.

This election is also to save the Constitution. You must have seen, the BJP wants to finish the Constitution. Remember, if the Constitution finishes, our right to vote will also end, said Akhilesh Yadav

The by-election is being conducted following the resignation of BRS MLC Palla Rajeshwar Reddy on December 9 from the constituency.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti took on record the assurance given by ECI that appropriate action in accordance with law would be taken by Friday.

However, the voting hours are from 7 am to 5 pm in the North Eastern Region, 7 am to 4 pm in Manipur and Nagaland along with certain other constituencies.

Addressing a press conference here, he said candidates have to open a new bank account and it could be jointly operated along with a election agent but family members would not be permitted.

The ECI gazette notification is for elections to 96 Lok Sabha seats in 10 States, including Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir.