As per the Telangana High Court’s directions, only specified categories of persons are eligible to become or be co-opted as ex officio members of a municipality.
Citing legal schemes governing the preparation and revision of electoral rolls and the conduct of elections, Dwivedi said the SIR does not proceed on the assumption that every elector must submit docu ...
In 29 municipal corporations, 70 ruling party candidates were elected unopposed, 44 from the BJP, 22 from the Shiv Sena and two from the NCP, none from the opposition.
The Congress, Trinamool Congress, CPI(M) and Samajwadi Party accused the poll body of pushing ahead with “impractical” timelines that were causing distress to voters.
