Hyderabad: In view of the Telangana municipal elections, the state authorities has declared a paid vacation on polling day on Wednesday, February 11, for all workers – each authorities and personal – working in factories, retailers and industrial models positioned in areas the place elections are to happen to allow them to train their franchise.
The order has been issued below Part 3 of the Telangana Factories and Institutions (Nationwide, Pageant and Different Holidays) Act and Part 31 of the Telangana Outlets and Institutions Act.
Enough safety preparations made: DGP
Voting for 116 municipalities and 7 municipal firms will happen from 7 am to five pm on Wednesday and votes might be counted on February 13.
In a press launch on Tuesday, February 10, the Telangana State Election Fee stated {that a} whole of two,569 wards will go for elections within the 116 municipalities, with a complete of 10,719 candidates within the fray.
Twelve wards have already been unanimously elected.
Equally, a complete of 412 wards are going for polls within the seven municipal firms with a complete of two,225 candidates within the fray. Two wards have been unanimously elected.
The full variety of registered voters is 52,17,413 with 26,67,025 girls, 25,49,750 males and 638 registered as ‘others’.
A complete of 1,379 returning officers and 41,773 polling personnel have been appointed to supervise polling and administrative preparations. A complete of 8,191 polling stations have been recognized for webcasting, and 16,382 poll containers might be utilised.
The SEC additionally stated that 4,150 folks have been sure below preventive sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and 1,183 licensed arms have been deposited as a part of the Mannequin Code of Conduct.
A complete of Rs 1,19,68,200 money was seized, together with Rs 1,04,81,164 price of liquor, Rs 15,68,085 price of medication/narcotics and Rs 16,29,550 price of treasured metals/ornaments.
The election assumes nice significance because the ruling Congress is searching for to consolidate its place following its success within the 2023 Meeting elections and up to date Gram Panchayat polls, whereas the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) hopes to strengthen its footprint in city areas.
In the meantime, the BRS is trying to stage a comeback after setbacks within the Meeting and Lok Sabha elections.
The SEC has suggested folks to make use of the Te-Ballot cellular Android utility to obtain voter slips and find polling stations utilizing the EPIC quantity. Moreover, a name centre has been established with the Toll-Free quantity 9240021456 for the voter’s comfort.
