Hyderabad, Nov. 25 -- The Telangana State Election Commission (SEC) on Tuesday evening released the schedule and notification for the Gram Panchayat elections to be held across the state.
Addressing the media, State Election Commissioner Ranikumidini said the SEC had earlier announced the schedule on September 29, but it was stayed on October 9 due to certain reasons.
She clarified that only Gram Panchayat elections will be conducted now, while MPTC and ZPTC elections will be held later.
She said the Panchayat elections will be conducted in three phases, covering 12,728 gram panchayats and 1,12,242 ward offices, with the entire process set to conclude by December 17. The Model Code of Conduct has come into immediate effect.
In Phase I, ...