Nomination for first phase Panchayat Elections

 SMTV Desk 2019-01-07 16:52:37  State Election Commission, Panchayat Elections
Nomination for first phase Panchayat Elections

Hyderabad, January 7: As we know that Panchayat elections will be held in three phases in Telangana, the filing of nominations for the first phase of Panchayat Raj elections to 4,480 of 12,732 gram panchayats will commence from Today.

The officials have made detailed arrangements for the first phase of polling scheduled to be held on January 21, elections are being held for a total 12,732 gram panchayats including about 3,500 newly upgraded gram panchayats largely comprising tribal hamlets.

The second phase and third phase of polls will be held from January 11 for the remaining gram panchayats. While the second phase of polls will conclude on January 25, the third phase will conclude on January 30.

In all, elections to about 1.26 lakh ward members and sarpanch posts would be held in 12,732 gram panchayats.

The State Election Commission (SEC) made complex arrangements for the elections and had already conducted necessary training programmes for the polling where ballot papers will be used for the election of sarpanch and ward members.