Brisk Start With 902 Nominations For Municipal Elections

At least 890 candidates filed 902 nominations across Telangana on Wednesday, according to state election commission officials. There are a total of 2996 wards in seven corporations and 116 municipalities in the state. While 382 papers were submitted by Congress party candidates on the first day of filing nominations, 258 BRS candidates, 169 BJP candidates, eight CPM candidates, seven BSP candidates, three MIM and one AAP candidate filed nominations. At least 55 independent candidates filed for candidacy.
State election authorities have also announced the nomination fee for municipalities: Rs 1,250 for SC/ST/BC, Rs 2,500 for general candidates. Nomination fee for municipal corporations – Rs 2,500 for SC/ST/BCs, Rs 5,000 for general candidates. Expenditure limits for ward members in municipalities are Rs 1,00,000 and in municipal corporations it is Rs 1,50,000. Candidates must be registered voters in the relevant municipality/municipal institution voter registers.
“The proposer must be a voter registered in the electoral rolls of the relevant ward, no certificate from the relevant local authority should be submitted to the returning official while applying for candidacy, the nomination document must be submitted only by the candidate or the person making the proposal. A candidate can submit a maximum of four nomination papers for the same office/district, a voter can nominate only one candidate. If more than one nomination application has been made for the same ward/district, only one deposit is required and separate deposits are deposited. Authorities advise that a candidate required in case of filing for candidacy in different wards. Only three persons are allowed to enter the RO office (including the candidate and/or proposer). Only two vehicles per candidate are allowed within 100 meters of the RO office and help desks are available in all RO offices, municipalities and municipal corporations.”