Hyderabad, Feb 26 (Maxim News): Polling will be held on Thursday for the keenly-contested election to three constituencies of the Telangana Legislative Council.
The three seats are the Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Graduates and Teachers constituencies and the Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Teachers constituency.
The balloting, to be held in the preferential mode of voting, would take place from 8 AM to 4 PM. While 56 candidates are in the fray for the lone Graduates’ constituency. 15 and 19 candidates are contesting the Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar and Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Teachers constituencies respectively, official sources said on Wednesday.
BJP Campaigned Extensively
While BJP is contesting all three seats, the ruling Congress has fielded candidates only for the Graduates constituency. The BRS is staying away from the election.
State BJP President and Union Minister G.Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay, and other BJP leaders have campaigned extensively for the election.
Congress Party’s Efforts
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and State Congress President B. Mahesh Kumar Goud canvassed in support of the party candidate. Goud held a video conference with party mandal unit presidents on Wednesday and discussed the party’s preparedness for the polling, Congress sources said.
Asserting that the BJP fought on issues concerning teachers and unemployed youth, the party said its candidates, if elected, would voice the problems of graduates and other educated sections, besides the teachers. Counting of votes will be taken up on March 3. (Maxim News)
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