EC could consider scheduling Telangana polls with other states, says ex-CEC TS Krishnamurthy
6 years, 4 months ago

EC could consider scheduling Telangana polls with other states, says ex-CEC TS Krishnamurthy

Firstpost  

There is a reasonable possibility of the EC considering scheduling Telangana Assembly elections along with four states where polls are due later this year. Hyderabad: There is a reasonable possibility of the Election Commission considering scheduling Telangana Assembly elections along with the four states where polls are due later this year in case the House is dissolved, former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy said on Wednesday. “If the Assembly is dissolved by the chief minister, the EC will certainly consider bunching along with Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. “If they Telangana government dissolve the Assembly before the EC announces poll schedule for the four states then they are going to bunch it,” he said.

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Poll Campaign Ends on Saturday in Telangana
8 months ago

Poll Campaign Ends on Saturday in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD:The high-decibel campaigning, involving loudspeakers and jarring DJs, traffic-jamming road shows and vitriolic public meetings, all ended at 6 pm from Saturday, beginning of the long weekend ahead of polling on Monday. Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj on Saturday said they kept a close vigil on regular issues like seizure of cash, liquor, gold, drugs and freebies and the total …

Telangana Assembly Election Updates: Poll Campaign Ends, Voting on Nov 30
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana Assembly Election Updates: Poll Campaign Ends, Voting on Nov 30

News 18  

Telangana Election Voting 2023: Latest Updates On Telangana Voting Follow the live coverage on the Telangana Assembly Election Voting Here. Telangana Assembly Election LIVE: Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Gehlot Conducts Roadshow in Hyderabad Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonial Gandhi and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot conduct a roadshow in Telangana’s Hyderabad on Tuesday. #TelanganaElections2023 #AssemblyElectionsWithPTI pic.twitter.com/hLESWvPe35 — Press Trust of …

Telangana Assembly polls: Political campaigning ends today, voting on 30 Nov
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana Assembly polls: Political campaigning ends today, voting on 30 Nov

Live Mint  

The political campaigning for the Telangana Assembly election will end on Tuesday at 5 PM. Chief electoral officer Vikas Raj said that all arrangements for the Telangana Assembly polls 2023 are complete for the voting day scheduled for 30 November. In the last Assembly elections in 2018, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, previously known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi, won 88 of …

EC issues notification for Nov 30 Telangana assembly polls
1 year, 2 months ago

EC issues notification for Nov 30 Telangana assembly polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India on Friday issued notification for Telangana Assembly polls to be held on November 30 and was published in Telangana Gazette.According to the notification, the nomination filing process for the polls would begin today and they would be accepted from 11 AM to 3 PM on working days till November 10. The nominations filed by …

Telangana Assembly Elections On November 30, says Election Commission
1 year, 3 months ago

Telangana Assembly Elections On November 30, says Election Commission

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Telangana State Assembly elections will be held on November 30. Assembly elections in Mizoram will be held on November 7, Chhattisgarh on November 7 and November 17, Madhya Pradesh on November 17, and Rajasthan on November 23. Poll events - Telangana Date of issue of gazette notification - November 3 Last date of filing nomination - November …

Assembly Elections 2023: EC announces MP Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Telangana poll dates; counting on December 3
1 year, 3 months ago

Assembly Elections 2023: EC announces MP Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Telangana poll dates; counting on December 3

Hindustan Times  

Assembly Election 2023 Updates: The Election Commission of India on Monday announced the schedule for holding assembly elections in five states, including Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar The counting of votes in all five states will be held on December 3, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced at a press conference. Rajiv Kumar …

Telangana Assembly Election 2023: Polling to be held on November 30, counting on December 3 | Check full list
1 year, 3 months ago

Telangana Assembly Election 2023: Polling to be held on November 30, counting on December 3 | Check full list

Hindustan Times  

Telangana Election Schedule: The 119-member Telangana legislative assembly will go to polls on November 30, 2023, the Election Commission of India announced on Monday. Issue of Notification November 3, 2023 Last Date of Nomination November 10, 2023 Scrutiny of Nomination November 13, 2023 Last date of withdrawal of candidature November 15, 2023 Date of polls November 30, 2023 Counting of …

Telangana Assembly Election | CEC Rajiv Kumar-led team in Hyderabad to access poll preparedness
1 year, 3 months ago

Telangana Assembly Election | CEC Rajiv Kumar-led team in Hyderabad to access poll preparedness

The Hindu  

A 17-member delegation headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar reached in Hyderabad on October 3 as part of a three-day visit to assess poll preparedness in Telangana, official sources said. Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj received the team at the Rajiv Gandhi Airport in Hyderabad, they said. According to an official release issued earlier, the ECI team will …

Telangana Assembly elections: EC to begin three-day tour of poll-bound state on October 3
1 year, 3 months ago

Telangana Assembly elections: EC to begin three-day tour of poll-bound state on October 3

India TV News  

A team of officials from the Election Commission of India is set to visit Telangana and its capital, Hyderabad, on October 3 as part of a three-day tour to the state in preparation for the upcoming elections. The current term of the Telangana Legislative Assembly is set to end in January, and the state is expected to hold elections before …

Is Telangana heading for a hung Assembly?
1 year, 11 months ago

Is Telangana heading for a hung Assembly?

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Political developments in the last few days have triggered a debate on whether or not Telangana is heading for a hung Assembly in the general elections. What started with Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao heaping praise on the previous United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre and then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in the Assembly, picked up momentum …

Decision of simultaneous polls left to Legislatures: Election Commissioner
2 years, 2 months ago

Decision of simultaneous polls left to Legislatures: Election Commissioner

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission can "handle" simultaneous Lok Sabha and state Assembly polls, but it is up to legislatures to take a final decision on the issue, said CEC Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday. Chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar. Chief Election Commissioner Kumar said the subject of holding parliamentary and state Assembly polls at the same time does not fall in the …

Assembly election 2022: EC announces poll dates for 5 states; seven phases in UP, counting on 10 March
3 years ago

Assembly election 2022: EC announces poll dates for 5 states; seven phases in UP, counting on 10 March

Firstpost  

Uttarakhand, Goa and Punjab will go to polls in one phase on 14 February. Manipur will have two phased-polls in 27 February and 3 March The Election Commission on Saturday announced the poll schedule for Assembly elections in Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. #WATCH Live: Election Commission of India announces Assembly polls schedule for Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand …

EC Declares Dates for Assembly Elections in UP, Punjab, Goa, U'khand & Manipur
3 years ago

EC Declares Dates for Assembly Elections in UP, Punjab, Goa, U'khand & Manipur

News 18  

The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced the dates for assembly polls in five states – Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab, and Manipur. LIVE NOW | Assembly Election 2022: 5 States To Vote In 7 Phases Between Feb 10 And March 7; Results On March 10 Here are the key highlights from the Election Commission’s press conference today: • …

Election Commission to hold review meeting for upcoming Assembly polls in 5 states today
3 years, 1 month ago

Election Commission to hold review meeting for upcoming Assembly polls in 5 states today

India TV News  

The Election Commission of India will hold a meeting on Tuesday with Election Commissioners of five poll-bound states to review the preparations for the polls. Chandra is expected to discuss various matters related to election management. The five states where polling will be held early next include Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. During a meeting with the state …

EC Takes Special Efforts to Conduct Polls in Telangana’s Nizamabad
5 years, 9 months ago

EC Takes Special Efforts to Conduct Polls in Telangana’s Nizamabad

The Quint  

The Election Commission has deployed a massive assortment of polling staff and machinery to conduct election in the Nizamabad Lok Sabha seat in Telangana where a total of 185 candidates are in the fray, the poll panel said in a press release on Thursday, 4 April. According to the release, a team of EC officials led by Deputy Election Commissioner …

EC takes special efforts to conduct polls in Telangana's Nizamabad, Miao Assembly seat in Arunachal
5 years, 9 months ago

EC takes special efforts to conduct polls in Telangana's Nizamabad, Miao Assembly seat in Arunachal

India TV News  

The Election Commission has deployed a massive assortment of polling staff and machinery to conduct election in the Nizamabad Lok Sabha seat in Telangana and an Assembly seat in a remote border village in Arunachal Pradesh, the poll panel said on Thursday. "For the first time, we have connected 12 ballot units to one control unit and a voter verifiable …

Election Commission to kick off poll action in Telangana today
6 years, 2 months ago

Election Commission to kick off poll action in Telangana today

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Election Commission will issue the notification for the December 7 Telangana state Assembly polls on Monday, formally kicking off the process to elect the new House even as the Opposition is to fully get its act together. The Telangana Rashtra Sami-ti has announced 107 candidates out of 119 more than a month ago, and the BJP 66 candidates …

Telangana EC dismisses reports of simultaneous state polls, asks media to verify poll-related info before publishing them
6 years, 3 months ago

Telangana EC dismisses reports of simultaneous state polls, asks media to verify poll-related info before publishing them

Firstpost  

Chief Election Commissioner dismissed the possibility of simultaneous elections in Telangana, and said the new election schedule is yet to be announced. Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar on Saturday refuted reports that a decision has been taken by the Election Commission to club the Assembly elections of Telangana with that of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh. “The …

Ruling TRS worried about advancing Telangana Assembly elections, claims Congress leader Jaipal Reddy
6 years, 3 months ago

Ruling TRS worried about advancing Telangana Assembly elections, claims Congress leader Jaipal Reddy

Firstpost  

The Telangana polls were scheduled to be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections next year, but the Assembly was dissolved earlier this month as per a state cabinet recommendation. Hyderabad: Claiming that the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi is now worried about having chosen to advance the Assembly elections, senior Congress leader S Jaipal Reddy said his party would have …

Telangana Assembly elections: EC is assessing level of preparation, says Dy Election Commissioner
6 years, 4 months ago

Telangana Assembly elections: EC is assessing level of preparation, says Dy Election Commissioner

India TV News  

Speaking about state elections in Telangana, Umesh Sinha, Deputy Election Commissioner on Wednesday said the Election Commission is assessing the level of preparation. Catch all the latest news about Lok Sabha elections 2019 HERE On Thursday, the Telangana Assembly was dissolved after CM K Chandrashekhar Rao met Governor ESL Narasimhan and submitted cabinet resolution recommending the dissolution of the House. …

Telangana polls not with four states if state is not ready: CEC
6 years, 4 months ago

Telangana polls not with four states if state is not ready: CEC

India TV News  

Assembly elections will not be held in Telangana along with those in four states this year-end if the preparedness of the poll machinery in the southern state is not "statisfactory", Chief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat said that since the Supreme Court wants to hold elections at the earlist or as soon as possible, "we have taken immediate steps" for the …

EC team sets the ball rolling for early polls
6 years, 4 months ago

EC team sets the ball rolling for early polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Central Election Commission has started the process for the Telangana Assembly polls by meeting all political parties in the state on Tues-day. The Central Election Commission team headed by Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha arrived in Hyderabad on Tuesday evening and met all the parties. BJP leader N Indrasena Reddy told the election commission officials in Hyderabad that …

Amit Shah to kick off campaigning for Telangana Assembly polls from Mahabubnagar on 15 September
6 years, 4 months ago

Amit Shah to kick off campaigning for Telangana Assembly polls from Mahabubnagar on 15 September

Firstpost  

BJP’s Telangana unit president K Laxman has already said the party would go it alone in the coming Assembly polls. Hyderabad: BJP president Amit Shah would kick off the party’s campaign for Assembly polls in Telangana with a public meeting at Mahabubnagar on 15 September. National leaders of the party and chief ministers of BJP-ruled states are also expected take …

EC chief OP Rawat says predictions on schedule for Telangana election 'unacceptable,' poll body yet to take decision
6 years, 4 months ago

EC chief OP Rawat says predictions on schedule for Telangana election 'unacceptable,' poll body yet to take decision

Firstpost  

Rawat said that Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar has been asked to file a report on the current situation of the state, based on which the Election Commission of India would take further decisions. New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Friday said that Assembly elections in Telangana might not be necessarily held along with Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, …

K Chandrasekhar Rao bites the ballot, dissolves assembly
6 years, 4 months ago

K Chandrasekhar Rao bites the ballot, dissolves assembly

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Ending weeks of speculation and anxiety, Governor E.S.L. 46 Legislature Secretariat dated September 6, 2018, dissolving the Telangana state Legislative Assembly with immediate effect, the Governor of Telangana hereby authorises the Chief Minister, Sri K. Chandrasekhar Rao, and his colleagues in the council of ministers to continue in office as a caretaker government”. “After K. Chandrasekhar rao presented the …

Telangana governor accepts state cabinet recommendation to dissolve Assembly; ask KCR to continue as caretaker CM
6 years, 4 months ago

Telangana governor accepts state cabinet recommendation to dissolve Assembly; ask KCR to continue as caretaker CM

Firstpost  

Chief Minister KCR Rao is likely to meet Governor ESL Narsimhan who will convey the decision to the State Assembly. The Telangana government wants to proceed with Assembly elections which were originally scheduled to be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha election 2019. Chief Minister, KC Rao met the Governor ESL Narasimhan who accepted the Telangana cabinet’s recommendation to dissolve …

Telangana Cabinet dissolves State Assembly, state to go in for early polls
6 years, 4 months ago

Telangana Cabinet dissolves State Assembly, state to go in for early polls

Op India  

Following a cabinet meeting, Telangana Chief Minister KC Rao today met the Telangana Governor and informed that the Cabinet has decided to dissolve the state assembly, thereby paving way for early polls in the state. Telangana CM KC Rao meets Governor, informs him about Cabinet’s decision to dissolve the state Assembly. Telangana, after being separated from Andhra Pradesh, held its …

Telangana set for early polls after KC Rao Cabinet's decision to dissolve assembly
6 years, 4 months ago

Telangana set for early polls after KC Rao Cabinet's decision to dissolve assembly

India TV News  

The Telangana Assembly has been dissolved, Governor ESL Narasimhan announced on Thursday after CM K Chandrashekhar Rao met him and submitted cabinet resolution recommending the dissolution of the House. Reacting over KCR's decision to dissolve Telangana Assembly for early polls, the state Congress unit said that people of the state have have got rid of an 'autocratic rule'. Catch all …

Telangana cabinet decides to dissolve Assembly, official announcement by CM KCR shortly
6 years, 4 months ago

Telangana cabinet decides to dissolve Assembly, official announcement by CM KCR shortly

India TV News  

The Telangana Assembly is set to be dissolved. Amid indications of early polls in the state, the KC Rao cabinet met on Thursday afternoon during which it was decided that the state Assembly be dissolved for early elections. State assembly elections are originally scheduled to be held along with the Lok Sabha elections 2019 in April-May but Rao is keen …

EC could consider scheduling Telangana polls with other states: Ex-CEC
6 years, 4 months ago

EC could consider scheduling Telangana polls with other states: Ex-CEC

India TV News  

There is a reasonable possibility of the EC considering scheduling Telangana Assembly elections along with the four States where polls are due later this year in case the House is dissolved, former Chief Election Commissioner T S Krishnamurthy said on Wednesday. Catch all the latest news about Lok Sabha elections 2019 HERE "Yes, that's what is happening.," a senior leader …

Telangana cabinet meets amid talk of early polls
6 years, 4 months ago

Telangana cabinet meets amid talk of early polls

India TV News  

Amid rumours that Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao was planning to dissolve the state Assembly to go for early polls, a crucial meeting of the Telangana cabinet was held on Sunday. As per reports, the cabinet will take some major decisions and the same will be announced by the CM later on Sunday at a public meeting titled 'Pragathi Nivedana …

Telangana Rashtra Samithi leaders in dark about early elections
6 years, 4 months ago

Telangana Rashtra Samithi leaders in dark about early elections

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: TRS leaders are doubtful whether the Election Commission would hold elections to the state Assembly in December along with four other states. After dissolution, the Election Commission will take a decision on TS elections along with those in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. In this backdrop, TRS leaders said if the Election Commission decides not to hold the …

No state consulted us on polls, says Election Commission
6 years, 4 months ago

No state consulted us on polls, says Election Commission

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Election Commission said on Monday that no one had approached them from any state to discuss the dissolution of Assembly. Meanwhile, two days ago Telangana government Chief Advisor Rajiv Sharma met Chief Election Commissioner Ashok Lavas and reportedly enquired about the possibilities of holding elections to the Telangana State Legislative Assembly along with four other states in December. …

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