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Even before the official announcement of Jubilee Hills bye-election, Congress leaders have begun announcing their candidacy. With Azharuddin in the fray, others like Faheemuddin Qureshi and Vijaya Reddy are also eyeing the ticket, leading to internal jostling in the party.

Former chief electoral officer (CEO) Vikas Raj has been posted as Special Chief Secretary of Transport, Housing and General Administration (Coordination with union government and Smart Governance) Department.

Dileep Konatham said that the official social media handles of the Chief Minister are not supposed to post any updates or photographs/videos when the Model Code of Conduct is in place.

With weather remaining a bit cool compared to the last few days, voting percent increased after every hour.

TPCC senior vice president G Niranjan said BJP Malkajgiri candidate Etala Rajender cast his vote at Gudur village in the constituency.

After the mock polling at 5:30 am, the actual polling began at 7 am, an official said. According to official sources, a polling percentage of 9.51 was recorded in the first hour.

In the notice, the CEO sought an explanation from the Chief Minister over the contentions raised by the BRS within 48 hours.

Similarly. liquor sale is prohibited on June 4 on the day of votes counting and also on the date of re-poll, if any.

Appreciating the efforts made by the Commission so far to improve the poll percentage, the Forum pointed out that while polling in Telangana was scheduled for May 13, the preceding two days, May 11 and 12, were holidays.

In all, 525 candidates remain in the fray for the 17 Lok Sabha seats, with Secunderabad having the highest of 45 candidates and Adilabad lowest at 12 candidates.

Among the 10 smallest polling stations (with less than 26 voters) in the State, seven are under Nagarkurnool Lok Sabha constituency, two in Mahabubabad constituency and one in Nalgonda constituency.

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.

On April 4, the ECI had rejected the Endowments department’s Screening Committee appeal to permit a live telecast as well.

On April 4, the ECI had rejected the Endowments department’s Screening Committee's appeal to permit the live telecast.

Everyone who reached the age of 18 years must register their name in the voter list and youths were urged to utilise the right provided by the Constitution.

Speaking on the occasion, State Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj emphasized the exploration of avenues for expanding awareness activities, including discussions on pro-bono hoarding space provision as directed by ECI.

In a video conference with all the District Collectors and all Returning Officers on Sunday, Chief Electoral Officer of Telangana Vikas Raj wanted the officials to lay special focus on the postal ballots.

Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj asked District Collector and District Election Officer Valluru Kranthi to examine the complaint in terms of the exact instructions of the EC and take necessary action immediately.

Addressing a training programme conducted for District Level Master Trainers (DLMTs) on Monday, the CEO asked them to utilise the recent experience accumulated in conducting the Assembly Elections for the ensuing Parliament Elections.

CEO Vikas Raj has directed the Labour Department to initiate stringent action against managements, which do not declare holiday for their employees on November 30 to facilitate them to cast their vote