Hyderabad: Telangana municipal elections nominations acceptance begins from today, with January 30 fixed as the last date for filing papers. Scrutiny of nominations will be held on January 31, objections may be raised on February 1, and a final decision on objections will be taken on February 2. Candidates will be allowed to withdraw their nominations until February 3, when the final list of contestants will be announced.
Municipal elections voting will be held on February 11, counting will take place on February 13, and the election of mayors, deputy mayors, chairpersons and vice-chairpersons is scheduled for February 16. With the notification issued, the Model Code of Conduct has come into force across the state.
Elections will be conducted for 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations. A total of 52.43 lakh voters are eligible to cast their votes in the elections, including 25.62 lakh men and 26.80 lakh women. Polling will be held across 2,996 wards, for which 8,203 polling stations and 136 counting centres have been arranged.
