Hyderabad: The schedule has been released for biennial election to the Telangana Legislative Council from nine Local Government constituencies for 12 seats due to the retirement of the sitting members on January 4 next year. The vote will be held on 10 December from 08:00 to 16:00 for these seats, followed by the counting of votes and the announcement of results on 14 December.
Consequently, the notices for the 12 seats of nine Local Authorities constituencies will be issued on 16 November and the candidates can submit their nominations from the same date. The last date for submission of nominations is 23 November. While the examination of nominations will be on 24 November, the last date for withdrawal of candidates is 26 November. The entire election process will be completed before 16 December.
All the sitting MPs whose seats will become vacant belong to the ruling TRS. They are Puranam Satish Kumar of Adilabad, Pochampally Srinivas Reddy of Warangal, Tera Chinnapa Reddy of Nalgonda, V Bhoopal Reddy of Medak, K Kavitha of Nizamabad, Balasani Laxminarayana of Khammam, T Bhanuprasad Rao and Naradaso Laxnag, Reddy and Kair. Kuchukulla Damoder Reddy of Mahabubnagar, Patnam Mahender Reddy and Sunkari Raju of Ranga Reddy.
The Electoral Commission of India (ECI) has stated that the model code of conduct regarding the said election will come into effect with immediate effect in the relevant constituency. The elections will be held in accordance with the Covid-19 guidelines.
Source: Telangana Today