Telangana Assembly Elections to be held on November 30, Counting on December 3
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced the election schedule for the upcoming assembly elections in five states, including Telangana. The elections in Telangana will be held on November 30 and the counting will take place on December 3.
Here is a summary of the important dates for the Telangana assembly elections 2023:
- Gazette Notification: November 3, 2023 (Friday)
- Last date for filing nominations: November 10 (Friday)
- Date for scrutiny of nominations: November 13 (Monday)
- Last date for withdrawal of candidatures: November 15 (Wednesday)
- Polling Date: November 30 (Thursday)
- Date of counting: December 3 (Sunday)
- Elections to be completed: December 5 (Tuesday)
The ECI has also announced that the elections in all five states will be held in a single phase. This is the first time that the Telangana assembly elections will be held in a single phase.
Over 3 crore voters are eligible to vote in the Telangana assembly elections 2023. The incumbent government is led by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), headed by Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao. The main opposition parties are the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (INC).
The Telangana assembly elections are expected to be a closely fought contest between the BRS and the BJP. The BJP has been making gains in Telangana in recent years, and is hoping to come to power in the state for the first time.
The ECI has said that it will take all necessary steps to ensure the smooth and fair conduct of the Telangana assembly elections.
