Chief Minister KCR's constituency, Gajwel, saw the maximum number of candidates, 145, who filed 154 sets of nominations.
Published Nov 13, 2023 | 10:51 AM ⚊ Updated Nov 13, 2023 | 10:54 AM
Telangana assembly polls.
A total of 4,798 candidates from various political parties filed 5,716 sets of nominations for the 119 seats ahead of the 30 November Assembly elections in Telangana.
The process of filing nominations began on 3 November, when the gazette notification for the election was issued and continued till 10 November, the last day for submitting nominations.
The nominations would be scrutinised on 13 November, and 15 November is the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures, according to the schedule of the election.
Gajwel Assembly constituency saw the maximum number of candidates, 145, who filed 154 sets of nominations.
BRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao is seeking re-election from Gajwel, and BJP leader Eatala Rajender is among those who filed their nominations from there.
In Kamareddy, another segment from where Rao is contesting, saw 92 candidates that also including Telangana Congress president A Revanth Reddy.
Medchal constituency reported the second-highest number of candidates with 116, while Narayanpet saw the lowest number of 13 contestants with 19 sets of nominations, as per the final nominations report as of 10 November.
In the Sircilla segment, represented by BRS Working President and IT Minister K T Rama Rao as many as 36 candidates filed nominations while Siddipet reported 62 candidates filing their nominations including sitting MLA and Finance Minister T Harish Rao.
Ruling BRS is contesting from all the 119 Assembly segments.
The Congress has fielded candidates in 118 constituencies and has allocated one seat to CPI in the elections as part of an understanding between the two parties.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), a friendly ally of BRS in Telangana, has put up candidates in nine segments.
The BJP has announced candidates from 111 constituencies, leaving eight seats to its NDA ally Janasena of actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan.
The election-related seizure in Telangana touched ₹544 crore as of 11 November, ever since the model code of conduct came into force in the state.
A total of ₹186.8 crore in cash, 292 kg gold, 1,172 kg silver, and other valuables all worth over ₹178 crore, besides liquor worth over ₹77.8 crore, drugs/narcotics valued at ₹31.9 crore and other items/freebies worth ₹68.99 crore were seized, according to a statement issued by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer.
Since 9 October, (when the schedule for the Telangana Assembly elections was announced) till 11 November, the total cumulative seizure by law enforcement agencies is valued at over ₹544 crore, it said.
Meanwhile, the State-Level Certification Committee, which analysed the misuse of approved political advertisements by political parties, particularly in social media, decided to withdraw permission granted to 15 advertisements belonging to all political parties, it said.
Polling for the 119-member Assembly would be held on 30 November, while counting of votes would be taken up on 3 December.
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