Hyderabad, Aug. 25 -- Hyderabad District Election Officer and GHMC Commissioner R V Karnan today asked political parties to submit their objections on the rationalisation of polling stations in the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency by August 26.
The exercise is being carried out as per the instructions of the Election Commission in view of the forthcoming by-election.
At a special meeting with representatives of national and state-level political parties held at the GHMC headquarters on Monday, Karnan disclosed that 408 polling stations have been proposed, up from the existing 320.
While polling stations were earlier spread across 132 locations, the new plan proposes 139 locations, including 79 additional polling stations. The rational...