Telangana Chief Electoral Officer

According to a late night communication from the Chief Electoral Officer, the total voting stood at 93.13 per cent excluding 686 postal ballots.

The Congress in Telangana on Wednesday urged the State Chief Electoral Officer to provide details of polling percentage up to 5 pm in four parliamentary constituencies in the Lok Sabha polls held in the state on April 11.

With 185 candidates, including more than 170 farmers in the poll fray in Nizamabad Lok Sabha seat, the cost of making arrangements for smooth conduct of the April 11 polls would be about Rs 35 crore, Rs 15 crore more than the average expenditure, Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar said.

A case has been registered after fake voter ID cards in the name of Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar and former Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat were allegedly prepared, officials said.

Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar Wednesday rejected reports that lakhs of names were missing in the voters' list in the December 7 assembly elections in the state.

Telangana's election body chief admitted that the names of many people were missing from the voters' list at booths in various parts of the state on Friday. Many people who have been voting for years, complained they could not find their names at their regular polling station.

On Jwala Gutta's name missing from the voters' list, Telangana Chief Electoral Officer said that they will will rectify that situation.

Badminton player Jwala Gutta alleged today that she couldn't vote in Telangana as her name was missing from the voters' list.

Over 10 per cent polling was recorded by 10 a.m. in Telangana Assembly elections today, an official said. According to information reaching the election authorities in Hyderabad, 10.50 per cent voters cast their votes in the first three hours. Chief Electoral Officer Rajath Kumar said the polling was peaceful and smooth.

Political fortunes of 1,821 candidates will be decided in 119 constituencies in the first full-fledged election in India's youngest state.

As many as 3,584 nominations were filed by political parties for Telangana Assembly elections, slated to be held on December 7, a release from the office of Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar said Monday.

The Election Commission has reduced the cash expenditure limit of a contesting candidate to Rs. 10,000 per day from the earlier Rs. 20,000, Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar said in the city today. Speaking to reporters, he said the EC's decision was communicated to him on Thursday and the directive will be strictly implemented. The EC ...

Unaccounted cash worth Rs 55 crore has been seized across Telangana since the model code of conduct came into force following the announcement of Assembly elections, Chief Electoral Officer of the state Rajath Kumar said in Hyderabad on Friday.

Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat today held a meeting with electoral officers and superintendents of police of all the districts of Telangana.

Social media posts of political parties and groups in poll-bound Telangana will come under the Election Commission's scanner to check for any objectionable content under the model code of conduct, state Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar has said.

According to a late night communication from the Chief Electoral Officer, the total voting stood at 93.13 per cent excluding 686 postal ballots.

The Congress in Telangana on Wednesday urged the State Chief Electoral Officer to provide details of polling percentage up to 5 pm in four parliamentary constituencies in the Lok Sabha polls held in the state on April 11.

With 185 candidates, including more than 170 farmers in the poll fray in Nizamabad Lok Sabha seat, the cost of making arrangements for smooth conduct of the April 11 polls would be about Rs 35 crore, Rs 15 crore more than the average expenditure, Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar said.

A case has been registered after fake voter ID cards in the name of Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar and former Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat were allegedly prepared, officials said.

Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar Wednesday rejected reports that lakhs of names were missing in the voters' list in the December 7 assembly elections in the state.

Telangana's election body chief admitted that the names of many people were missing from the voters' list at booths in various parts of the state on Friday. Many people who have been voting for years, complained they could not find their names at their regular polling station.

On Jwala Gutta's name missing from the voters' list, Telangana Chief Electoral Officer said that they will will rectify that situation.

Badminton player Jwala Gutta alleged today that she couldn't vote in Telangana as her name was missing from the voters' list.

Over 10 per cent polling was recorded by 10 a.m. in Telangana Assembly elections today, an official said. According to information reaching the election authorities in Hyderabad, 10.50 per cent voters cast their votes in the first three hours. Chief Electoral Officer Rajath Kumar said the polling was peaceful and smooth.

Political fortunes of 1,821 candidates will be decided in 119 constituencies in the first full-fledged election in India's youngest state.

As many as 3,584 nominations were filed by political parties for Telangana Assembly elections, slated to be held on December 7, a release from the office of Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar said Monday.

The Election Commission has reduced the cash expenditure limit of a contesting candidate to Rs. 10,000 per day from the earlier Rs. 20,000, Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar said in the city today. Speaking to reporters, he said the EC's decision was communicated to him on Thursday and the directive will be strictly implemented. The EC ...

Unaccounted cash worth Rs 55 crore has been seized across Telangana since the model code of conduct came into force following the announcement of Assembly elections, Chief Electoral Officer of the state Rajath Kumar said in Hyderabad on Friday.

Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat today held a meeting with electoral officers and superintendents of police of all the districts of Telangana.

Social media posts of political parties and groups in poll-bound Telangana will come under the Election Commission's scanner to check for any objectionable content under the model code of conduct, state Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar has said.