Telangana Polls 2023: State To Vote In One Phase On November 30. Check Details

Telangana Election 2023: The elections will be held in one phase on November 30.

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. ( Image Source :PTI )

Telangana Election 2023: The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the date for the upcoming Telangana Assembly Elections 2023 on Monday. The elections will be held in one phase on November 30. The counting of votes will be held on December 3, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said while announcing the schedule at a press conference. During a press conference, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that the total voters in Mizoram are 8.52 lakh, 2.03 crore in Chhattisgarh, 5.6 cr in Madhya Pradesh, 5.25 crore in Rajasthan and 3.17 crore in Telangana. 

Earlier, a high-level team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) headed by Rajiv Kumar began a three-day visit to Telangana to assess preparedness for the upcoming Assembly elections.

During the visit, the team met political parties, enforcement agencies, and other stakeholders. On the first day of their visit, the team will hold a meeting of national and state-recognised political parties. Three representatives from each political party were invited for the meeting.

The commission also took the opinions and suggestions of the parties regarding the conduct of the elections. This was followed by a meeting with enforcement agencies to discuss key matters related to the upcoming elections. The meeting took decisions pertaining to measures to check the influence of money, liquor, and other allurements on the voters.

Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vikas Raj and nodal officers of state and central police forces made presentations before the ECI team about the poll preparedness. The next day, the team flagged off a cyclotron and walkathon as part of a voter awareness campaign. It was followed by a meeting with district election officers, collectors and superintendents of police to review the district-level preparedness.

On October 5, the ECI team visited the exhibition on Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) activities. The EC team will interact with state icons, Persons with Disabilities (PwD) voters, and young voters to promote awareness and participation in the democratic process. The team subsequently held a crucial meeting with Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari and Director-General of Police (DGP) Anjani Kumar to discuss poll preparedness.