SEC completes arrangements for Friday polling to ULBs
The Hindu
A highest of 502 candidates are in the fray for 66 wards in the Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation
The State Election Commission (SEC) has made all arrangements for the April 30 (Friday) polling to the seven urban local bodies (ULBs) including Warangal and Khammam Municipal Corporations and five wards in as many ULBs including GHMC. A total of 1,306 candidates are in the fray for the ordinary elections to 247 wards in the seven ULBs as there is no polling in one ward in Khammam following unanimous election of a candidate for ward number 10. Similarly, 19 candidates are in the fray for the casual elections to five wards in as many ULBs including GHMC. Candidates for four wards in Jalpally, Alampur, Metpally and Bellampally municipalities have also been elected unanimously.
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