Hyderabad: Women representation in Telangana Assembly has dropped to 5 percent against the previous dissolved house where it was 7.5%. There were nine women representatives in the last Assembly. After the elections results for the current Assembly were declared on December 11, a total of six women representatives managed to[Read More…]
Tag: Telangana Assembly Election 2018
Telangana Assembly Elections: Magic of Owaisi brothers continues in Hyderabad
In an election where Telangana Rashtra Samithi snatched almost 3/4 of the total seats and grabbed a voting percentage of 46.9, the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen(AIMIM) managed to maintain its stronghold in their bastion, Hyderabad. The party’s leader in the last Assembly and the brother of AIMIM President, Akbaruddin Owaisi[Read More…]
It’s people’s victory, says KCR after landslide win
Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) President and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Tuesday termed the huge win of his party in the assembly elections as people’s victory. He told a news conference at TRS headquarters that people irrespective of caste, creed and religion and all sections including farmers,[Read More…]
TPCC leader Uttam Kumar Reddy alleges EVM tampering, asks for VVPAT counting
Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy, President of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee has alleged EVM tampering. While addressing media, Uttam said that he will complain the Election Commission, demanding the count of VVPAT slips. Telangana Assembly Election 2018: KCR first CM to call early elections and win Telangana went to polls on[Read More…]
Telangana waives toll tax for voters heading to native places
Hyderabad: With hundreds of people from Hyderabad heading to their native places to cast their votes in the Telangana Assembly elections on Friday, the state government decided to exempt them from toll tax. Chief Secretary S.K. Joshi issued orders to this effect following a request from Chief Electoral Officer Rajath[Read More…]
Social media to be monitored for poll code violations: Telangana CEO
Social media posts of political parties and groups in poll-bound Telangana will come under the Election Commission’s scanner to check for any objectionable content under the model code of conduct, state Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar has said. An agency had been appointed in Telangana to help the CEO on[Read More…]