Nomination Process For First Phase Of Gram Panchayat Elections Begins

Hyderabad, Nov 27 (Maxim News): The nomination process for Gram Panchayat elections in Telangana began on Thursday. Filing of nominations for the first phase of elections in 4,326 villages and 37,459 wards began across the state.

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Candidates can file nominations till November 29, while the last date for withdrawal of nominations is December 3. Officials said nominations would be accepted between 10.30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

The first phase of elections will be held on December 11. Polling will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., while counting of votes will be done the same day from 2 p.m.

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As per the notification issued by the Telangana State Election Commission on Tuesday, elections will be held on December 11, 14 and 17 for 12,728 posts of sarpanches and 1,12,242 wards.

State Election Commissioner I. Rani Kumudini has announced that the model code of conduct came into immediate effect across the state. A total of 1.66 crore votes in rural areas are eligible to cast their votes in these elections.

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For the second phase, nominations will be accepted from November 30, while the last date for withdrawal of candidatures will be December 6. Nominations for the final phase of elections can be filed from December 3, while December 9 will be the last date for withdrawal of nominations.

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