GHMC elections in Hyderabad on December 1, results on 4th

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections will be held on December 1, the State Election Commission (SEC) announced on Tuesday. Polls will be conducted through a ballot box. The results will be announced on December 4. The nomination of the candidates will be accepted from November 17. The nomination deadline is November 20, the SEC said.

The GHMC has 74,04,286 voters, including 38,56,770 male, 35,46,847 female and 669 voters in ‘Others’ category. The corporation has 150 wards, and polling will be held at 9,248 centers. The Election Commission had already announced the introduction of e-voting on a pilot basis for select voters in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic. In 150 polling stations, the Election Commission is also experimenting with facial recognition.

The nomination will be scrutinized on November 21. November 22 is the last date for withdrawal of nominations.