There are numerous restrictions which might be put in place by the EC. (Representational)
Hyderabad:
Microphones fell silent and rallies ended because the longest campaigning interval for the meeting elections among the many 5 states going to polls got here to a detailed in Telangana at 5 pm on Tuesday.
Addressing a press convention, Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj stated, “It’s 5 pm and the. silent interval has began. There are numerous restrictions which might be put in place by the Election Fee of India. Within the final 48 hours, mainly tranquil interval given to the voters to mull over issues and are available to a conclusion.”
The mannequin code of conduct got here into power within the state after the Elections Fee introduced the schedule on October 9. There are 3.26 crore eligible voters within the state.
In response to CEO, prohibitory orders underneath part 144 of CrPC have been promulgated throughout the state.
BRS has fielded candidates in all 119 seats. As per the seat sharing settlement, BJP and Jana Sena are contesting in 111 and eight seats respectively whereas Congress gave one seat to its ally CPI(M).
Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM has put up candidates in 9 segments within the metropolis.
The BRS is making an attempt to retain energy for a 3rd consecutive time period, whereas the Congress has been combating tooth and nail to wrest energy from it. The BJP has left no stone unturned to get to energy.
As many as 2,290 contestants are within the fray for the upcoming elections, together with BRS supremo and Chief Minister Okay Chandrasekhar Rao, his minister-son Okay T Rama Rao, TPCC president A Revanth Reddy and BJP Lok Sabha members Bandi Sanjay Kumar, D Arvind and Soyam Bapu Rao.
KCR is contesting from two segments-Gajwel and Kamareddy- and so is Revanth Reddy from Kodangal and Kamareddy. The BJP fielded its MLA, Etala Rajender, from Gajwel, apart from Huzurabad, the place he’s the incumbent legislator.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a number of conferences through the marketing campaign interval, apart from holding a roadshow in Hyderabad on Monday amid large fanfare whereas KCR attended 96 ballot rallies.
Aside from PM Modi, a number of union ministers together with Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah, and Congress leaders Mallikrajun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi canvassed for votes for his or her respective social gathering candidates.
The BRS marketing campaign centred across the earlier Congress regime’s failures and ongoing welfare measures for farmers and girls. Rao additionally highlighted his wrestle to realize Telangana statehood.
Congress focussed primarily on the alleged corruption of the BRS authorities whereas highlighting its “six ensures”.
The saffron social gathering’s marketing campaign burdened on the need of “double engine authorities” and pointed to “household rule” of KCR and alleged corruption.
A lot to the embarrassment of the ruling KCR authorities, the Nationwide dam Security authority gave an opposed report on the sinking of a barrage which is a part of Kaleshwaram irrigation challenge, which has supplied ammo to the opposition.
Greater than 2.5 lakh workers will likely be engaged in ballot duties for the meeting elections, Chief Electoral officer Vikas Raj has stated.
The counting of votes will likely be taken up on December 3.
For the primary time in Telangana, “residence voting facility was supplied to the individuals with disabilities and voters above 80 years.
As on November 28, regulation enforcement companies have seized money, gold, liquor, freebies amongst others all price about Rs 737 crore within the state ever for the reason that mannequin code of conduct got here into power within the state on October 9, an official launch stated.
The EC has ordered all non-public institutions together with IT agency to declare vacation on November 30 to allow staff to train their franchise.
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