Telangana Graduate MLC elections likely in February

Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will likely issue notifications for graduate MLC elections for Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad and Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda constituencies in the month of February, with polling scheduled for February/March, Telangana Today reported.

Tenure of the incumbent candidates, Surabhi Vani Devi and Chintapandu Naveen (Teenmar Mallanna), is concluding in March.

“The election notification is expected in the month of February. We will take all necessary steps to ensure that the election process is completed by March,” Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C Sudharsan Reddy told Telangana Today.

The first phase voter registration concluded on Friday, November 6. As many as 5,77,182 graduates registered to vote in Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad Graduates Constituency.

Of these, 1,12,954 applications have already been accepted, 4,41,006 are pending at different levels and 2,780 were rejected. The constituency had a total of 5,31,268 voters in 2021, including 3,36,256 men, 1,94,944 women and 68 transgender voters.

In the Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Graduates’ Constituency, 6,52,680 applications were received. Out of these, 2,30,906 have been accepted, 3,93,169 were pending at different levels and 11,746 were rejected. In 2021, a total of 5,05,565 graduates, including 3,32,634 men, 1,72,864 women and 67 transgender voters, had registered.

The CEO said that the enrollment might increase by another two lakh with the next phase of registration starting on December 10.

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