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The candidates running for the two open Legislative Council seats must state in their nomination papers which election they plan to run in, according to a directive from the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The candidates must to specify if they are running in the byelection to occupy the seat left empty by Padi Kowshik Reddy’s resignation or to occupy the seat left vacant by Kadiyam Srihari’s departure. The ECI ordered the State election administration to create separate sets of ballot papers for the two bypolls, notwithstanding the criticism it received from the opposition parties for holding separate elections for the two seats. “For these two bye-elections, the ballot paper color shall also differ; it may preferably be pink and white.
For each of the two bye-elections, a separate public notice under Rule 3 of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 must be published. For both bypolls, separate voting places should be established, ideally by dividing the area designated as a polling site (legislative committee hall number one).
“Polling station for bye-election to Telangana Legislative Council to fill up seat falling vacant due to resignation of Kadiyam Srihari and polling station to fill up seat falling vacant due to resignation of Padi Kowshik Reddy” shall be posted outside each polling place. The ECI informed the State election officials in a communication that separate ballot boxes ought to be utilized for the two elections.
Both polling places should use different sets of electoral rolls, and each polling place should be staffed by a different set of officers. The ballot paper counting process should also be handled independently at each polling place. The opposition parties are worried that holding separate polls would benefit the ruling Congress, which is why the ECI has released its instructions. With one CPI MLA backing it and 64 members, the Congress is the only party with a majority in the absence of preferential voting, hence it is certain to win the elections.
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