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All set for counting of votes for LS Polls tomorrow

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Dr Rajat Kumar briefed media persons at Secretariat regarding the various aspects of the process of counting of votes on Thursday for the Lok Sabha elections held on April 11, 2019. Dr Rajat Kumar also provided clarity on the statutory regulations and guidelines specified by the Election Commission of India […]

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Polled EVMs are absolutely safe in strongrooms: ECI

New Delhi: Certain complaints of alleged movement of EVMs, purportedly to replace the polled EVMs in the strongrooms, have been doing the rounds in sections of media. Election Commission of India would like to emphatically and unambiguously clarify that all such reports and allegations are absolutely false, and factually incorrect. The visuals seen viral on […]

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MPTC, ZPTC polls to be held in three phases from May 6

Hyderabad: Telangana State Election Commissioner V. Nagi Reddy on Saturday announced the schedule for conduct of elections MPTCs of MPPs and ZPTCs of ZPPs in Telangana State. As per the schedule, the polling will be held in three phases on 6th, 10th and 14th May and counting of votes for all three phases will be […]

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CEO clarifies on transport and storage of EVMs

Hyderabad: Chief Electoral Officer of Telangana Dr. Rajat Kumar explained the various electoral procedures followed regarding the transport and storage of EVMs, maintenance of security at strongrooms and announcement of polling percentage, to ensure the smooth the conduct of Lok Sabha polls in the state, in an address to media persons in Hyderabad on Tuesday. […]

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3-Tier security for strong rooms containing EVMs

Hyderabad: Chief Electoral Officer of Telangana Dr. Rajat Kumar on Saturday informed that elaborate security arrangements have been made at strong rooms containing EVMs till the day of counting of May 23. Strong rooms containing EVMs will be guarded round the clock by a three-tier perimeter comprising State Armed Police and Central Armed Police Force […]

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Elaborate arrangements in place for polling in Telugu States

Hyderabad: Elaborate arrangements have been made by the Election Commission of India and local authorities for the conduct of elections for 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana State and 25 Lok Sabha seats in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh where people will also cast their vote for 175-member Assembly on Thursday. In Andhra Pradesh, nearly 3.93 crore […]

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Holiday for Central Govt offices in TS, AP on April 11

Hyderabad: The Central Government has declared holiday on 11th April, i.e. Thursday, as holiday for all the Central Government offices in the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. General Elections in these two states are to be held on April 11 as per the schedule of the Election Commission of India. (INN)

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Students gather to discuss ‘Persevering Social Fabric’

Students gathered at Tipu Sultan Chowk in Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) to discuss persevering social fabric on Friday. Conducted by MANUU chapter of Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO), the meet was addressed by SIO Telangana president Dr Talha Faiyazuddin. As the chief guest on the topic ‘Preserving Social Fabric’, he observed that […]

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Arrangements in full swing for conduct of LS polls

Hyderabad: Chief Electoral Officer of Telangana Dr. Rajath Kumar said that all the arrangements for conduct of elections in 17 Parliamentary Constituencies in the State are in full swing. He also informed that all the EVM-VVPAT Machines have reached their destinations, including the Nizamabad Parliamentary Constituency. The CEO said that special attention was being paid […]

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CEO assures all facilities for Persons with Disabilities on polling day

Hyderabad: To fulfill the motto of Election Commission of India “No Voters To Be Left Behind’, the Chief Electoral Officer, Telangana has initiated a number of measures such as such as free transport, setting up of all Poll stations at Ground Floor with ramps, EPIC & Ballot paper in Braille, signages, parking slot exclusively for […]