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Karnataka’s Congress-led government has proposed replacing EVMs with ballot papers in local body polls. State Election Commissioner G.S. Sangreshi confirmed readiness if legal amendments are enacted. BJP criticized the move, alleging Congress admitted electoral fraud by questioning EVM-based elections

The BRS has urged the State Election Commission to defer Panchayat voter roll revision, citing floods that devastated Telangana. The party warned that continuing the exercise would be impractical and inhuman, as citizens and officials remain engaged in relief efforts

As Telangana awaits a resolution on the 42% Backward Classes reservation issue, the State Election Commission has proactively begun preparations for the local body elections. With over 1.3 lakh ballot boxes secured and voter lists mapped, officials are waiting for a nod from the poll body.

In response to significant administrative changes and software inconsistencies, the State Election Commission (SEC) of Telangana has initiated a complete overhaul of the voter list using the Te-Poll app. The update follows the merger of villages into municipalities and the creation of new mandals.

SEC will complete election preparations and convene an all-party meeting to ensure that there is no delay in conducting the elections after the BC reservations are approved.

Nalgonda district has the highest number of MPTC (353 MPTC) seats, while Mulugu has the lowest at 83.

With the Telangana High Court directing local body polls by September 30 and Presidential assent still pending, the proposed 42 per cent BC quota is unlikely to be implemented. The Congress may still use it as a political card in the election

The Telangana High Court reserved its verdict on writ petitions seeking urgent conduct of gram panchayat elections. Justice T Madhavi Devi criticized the delay and questioned the State Election Commission and government

BRS welcomes the move, while Congress opposes the proposal, citing increased election expenses for both the government and candidates

Collector Rajarshi Shah was presented the Best Electoral Practice award from the State Election Commission for the year 2024 for his outstanding efforts to enroll votes, to reduce errors in electoral rolls and to address grievances in recent Assembly and Parliament polls

Preparation of draft electoral rolls of gram panchayats duly indicating the ward divisions and display of the same at panchayat and mandal Praja Parishad will be done on September 6.

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy asked the officials to commence the election process as soon as the voter list was received.

Addressing a news conference, V Nagi Reddy, retired IAS officer and former State Election Commissioner said that many state election commissions had issued orders empowering NOTA.

The complaint was re-directed to the Moghalpura police, who booked a case under section 188 of the IPC for disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant.

This is after BJP candidate M Raghunandan Rao lodged a complaint with the State Election Commission alleging that these employees had violated the Model Code of Conduct.

TMC refutes allegations of flouting norms in panchayat poll nomination process, citing BJP's filing of maximum nominations as proof.

Hyderabad: State Election Commissioner (SEC) C Parthasarathi along with AP, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Mizoram SECs, discussed the measures taken by the Election Commission for the smooth conduct of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections. He along with five other SECs was appointed by Standing Committee of All State Election Commissioners as Special Observers to […]

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday cancelled the Zilla Parishad elections held on April 7 and directed the State Election Commission to issue fresh notification and conduct fresh elections. The opposition parties filed cases against holding the parishad elections and demanded that these elections should be held with fresh notification as the mandatory four […]

Khammam Collector, RV Karnan informed that Additional Collector, N Madhusudhan has been appointed as the Presiding Officer for conducting the election on Friday at the KMC council meeting hall

The State Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for counting the votes in municipalities and Municipal Corporations.