Only 2,557 of 58K Trans Persons are Registered Voters in Telangana
1 year, 2 months ago

Only 2,557 of 58K Trans Persons are Registered Voters in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The final electoral rolls for the Assembly elections show that there are 2,557 transgender voters in Telangana, which is 328 less than the 2018 figure of 2,885. Our community is meant only to tick the transgender checkbox in the voter column.” “Awareness through ‘Itsme Sneha’ YouTube channel, which has around 2.45 lakh subscribers and has created around 349 videos on transgender people is yielding fruitful results,” Laila said. The transgender persons’ rights activist said, “My effort would be to get more transgender persons enrolled as voters in Telangana. It is through the Telangana Transgender Welfare Board, launched in 2022, that the community is voicing its aspirations.” Laila, who holds a PG degree in sociology from Kakatiya University, said that it was only in 2014 that the transgender column was incorporated in electoral rolls, prior to which they were identified as regular male or female voters depending on their choice.

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Telangana: Journey of 39 transgenders who are inducted as traffic assistants in Hyderabad
6 days, 10 hours ago

Telangana: Journey of 39 transgenders who are inducted as traffic assistants in Hyderabad

India TV News  

'It is wonderful that we are now managing traffic at places where we used to beg', said Nisha, a transgender who is now inducted as a traffic assistant in Hyderabad. Telangana government's initiative of deploying transgenders as traffic assistants is with an aim to eliminate the discriminatory behaviour against them in the society. Telangana government's program The Telangana government in …

Hyderabad Police Recruitment 2024: 44 transgenders clear physical tests for Traffic Assistants
1 month ago

Hyderabad Police Recruitment 2024: 44 transgenders clear physical tests for Traffic Assistants

Hindustan Times  

Forty-four transgender persons on Wednesday cleared the physical efficiency tests for selection as Traffic Assistants in the Hyderabad Traffic Police Department. As many as 44 transgenders have cleared physical tests for Traffic Assistants in Hyderabad Police. Addressing them, Hyderabad Commissioner of Police CV Anand said that "you should be a role model for your community and bring a good name …

Transgenders welcome Telangana govt's job cards plan
2 months ago

Transgenders welcome Telangana govt's job cards plan

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: The Centre has instructed the rural development and panchayat raj departments to include transgenders under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme and to issue them job cards, enabling them to lead a respectable life in society. Unable to secure employment in their places of residence, many transgenders migrate to other areas, leaving their parents in villages …

Telangana Key Candidates in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Check complete list, profile of contestants
7 months ago

Telangana Key Candidates in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Check complete list, profile of contestants

India TV News  

Telangana Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Several key candidates were in the fray across 17 constituencies of Telangana in the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The Lok Sabha Elections in Telangana are witnessing a triangular contest between the ruling Congress, the opposition K Chandrasekhar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samiti, and the Bharatiya Janata Party. The highest voter turnout of 76.78 per cent …

Good Turnout of Physically Disabled and Transgender Voters
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Good Turnout of Physically Disabled and Transgender Voters

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Braving the heat and physical pain, many physically disabled individuals showed up at their respective polling stations to exercise their democratic right in Telangana on Monday. Visually impaired, mobility impaired and physically impaired voters travelled to the polling stations and voted. Zakir Pasha of Kagaznagar mandal cast his vote at a local polling station in Kagaznagar town in Komaram …

Over 45K new voters added to list in past three months
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Over 45K new voters added to list in past three months

Hindustan Times  

Prayagraj has witnessed an increase in number of voters during the last three months. As per the new voter list issued by the District Election Office, the district has recorded an increase of 45,965 voters. As per the list issued constituency wise, Allahabad West Assembly Constituency shows the highest increase in voters. Number of women voters has increased in Allahabad …

Andhra Pradesh has 4.08 crore electors
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh has 4.08 crore electors

Deccan Chronicle  

The Election Commission of India released the SSR-2024. The total number of voters as per the draft roll prepared under the Special Summary Revision-2024 is 4,02,21,450 - as against the 3,99,84,868 voters as per final roll under SSR-2023. The number of new electors added after the draft roll 2024 to the final roll under SSR 2024 is 22,38,952. The number …

Telangana elections | 2,290 candidates in fray, 608 withdraw nominations
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana elections | 2,290 candidates in fray, 608 withdraw nominations

The Hindu  

With 608 candidates withdrawing their nominations, as many as 2,290 contestants are in the fray for the upcoming Assembly elections in Telangana, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer said on Thursday. As many as 44 candidates from Gajwel and 39 from Kamareddy Assembly constituencies from where BRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is contesting, are in …

Nomination highlights: Transgender files nomination from Jedcharla
1 year, 2 months ago

Nomination highlights: Transgender files nomination from Jedcharla

Deccan Chronicle  

A 46-year-old practising advocate, Maata Shree Jaanakamma, was the first transgender person to file their candidature for the Assembly polls, from the Jadcherla constituency, on Saturday. Seizures: Rs 6.68 crore of unaccounted cash was seized from November 3 to November 4, taking the total to Rs 170 crore from October 9. Drugs worth Rs 6.68 crore were seized in a …

LGBTQ+ Community in Hyderabad Calls for Increased Political Representation
1 year, 2 months ago

LGBTQ+ Community in Hyderabad Calls for Increased Political Representation

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Transgender persons and members of other LGBTQ+ communities are seeking increased political representation to help eradicate the stigma from society and help members of their community come out. Citing the lack of a ticket from any political party for the upcoming Assembly elections, LGBTQ+ members alleged discrimination against 15,000 members, including 8,000 in Hyderabad, of their community. Now that …

Assembly Polls: From over 16 crore total voters to 1.77 lakh polling stations, numbers at a glance
1 year, 3 months ago

Assembly Polls: From over 16 crore total voters to 1.77 lakh polling stations, numbers at a glance

India TV News  

As the Assembly elections for the five states were announced on Monday, the model code of conduct came into effect, thus setting the clock ticking until the polling scheduled to begin from November 7 to 30 and the counting of votes slated to take place on December 3. As per the CEC, there are a total of 16.14 crore voters …

CEC: Disabled, those above 80 yrs can vote from home in Telangana
1 year, 3 months ago

CEC: Disabled, those above 80 yrs can vote from home in Telangana

Hindustan Times  

For the first time in Telangana, there would be a facility available for all senior citizens aged 80 and above to vote from the comfort of their home, chief election commissioner of India Rajiv Kumar said on Thursday, adding that the facility will also be extended to persons with disabilities — those with more than 40% or more disability. More …

Telangana’s first transgender doctors fight odds, rise like a phoenix
1 year, 9 months ago

Telangana’s first transgender doctors fight odds, rise like a phoenix

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Dr Praachi Rathod, armed with a stethoscope and a wide grin, sits in a brightly-coloured makeshift tent in the sprawling expanse of Phoenix Arena, tucked in the woods of the buzzing financial district and sandwiched between a line of office buildings in Hitec City. Involved in the one-day medical camp jointly organised by Mitr Clinic, the nation's first transgender …

TS Chief poll officer: No plot in deletion of voters’ names
1 year, 11 months ago

TS Chief poll officer: No plot in deletion of voters’ names

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief electoral officer Vikas Raj said that the Election Commission has identified around 12 lakh photo similar entries in Telangana state and most of them would be deleted shortly. Names of around 10.5 lakh voters were deleted due to photo similar entries. Voters have not been unable to download their electoral photo identity cards for the last few months. …

Bogus voters eliminated, TS voters falls to 2.99 crore
2 years ago

Bogus voters eliminated, TS voters falls to 2.99 crore

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: While the total number of young voters appears to have increased, the overall voters in Telangana's 119 Assembly seats has decreased to 2.99 crore in the special summary revision-2023, from 3.03 crore in 2022. According to ECI data released on Thursday, the state's 2.99 crore voters include 1.5 crore male, 1.49 crore female, and 1,951 transgender voters. Interestingly, the …

Telangana HC asks state to look into transgenders\' plea for Aasara pension
2 years, 3 months ago

Telangana HC asks state to look into transgenders\' plea for Aasara pension

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Monday directed the state government to consider positively a PIL seeking extending Aasara pensions to transgender persons. A division bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy observed that it must be done without any second thoughts as transgender persons were vulnerable and faced social taboo. The bench was dealing with …

EC electoral rolls: Telangana has 3.03 crore voters
3 years ago

EC electoral rolls: Telangana has 3.03 crore voters

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The number of voters in Telangana have increased to 3.03 crore as per the final electoral rolls released by Election Commission of India on Wednesday after undertaking special summary revision 2022 of electoral rolls across the state. However, there has been only an increase of little over 200 voters in SSR 2022 when compared to last year's SSR. While …

TN Assembly polls | Transgender persons hope for jobs
3 years, 9 months ago

TN Assembly polls | Transgender persons hope for jobs

The Hindu  

Many transgender persons in the city went out and voted on Tuesday, hoping for more jobs from the next government. Jaya A, general manager, Sahodaran, an agency working with the third gender, says this marginalised community needs better government protection. “We did a survey sometime ago and found that many transgender persons dropped out of school owing to the harassment …

Mumbai North, Bangalore North saw highest transgender voter
5 years, 7 months ago

Mumbai North, Bangalore North saw highest transgender voter

India TV News  

Mumbai North Lok Sabha seat with 167 votes saw the highest turnout of transgenders as the voters listed in "other" category continue to be low all across the country, according to the preliminary data in Election Commission's Voter turnout app. Bangalore North had the second highest turnout in "other" segment with 105 votes followed by 72 in Kalyan, 71 in …

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Only 9 transgenders from Gurugram enrolled as voters
5 years, 9 months ago

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Only 9 transgenders from Gurugram enrolled as voters

Hindustan Times  

Only nine transgender voters from Gurugram are enrolled in the ‘others’ category in the electoral list for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections scheduled for May 12. As per the election commission of Haryana, 144 transgender voters in the state have so far been enrolled — a negligible number compared to the estimated population of transgenders in the state. There is …

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