<p>Elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation are announced to take place on 1 December, two months ahead of the normal course.</p>.<p>The Hyderabad civic body polls are crucial as the area encompasses 24 constituencies out of the total 119 MLA seats in the Telangana assembly.</p>.<p>The polls are expected to offer the public perception of the K Chandrasekhar Rao government, which completes two years of its second term in December.</p>.<p>The TRS, which had become unbeatable in the assembly, civic body and bypolls has suffered a humbling defeat last week when the BJP wrested the Dubbaka assembly seat from the ruling party.</p>.<p>Buoyant by the victory, the BJP has avowed to repeat the success in the GHMC polls.</p>.<p>The advancement of the Hyderabad polls, is believed by analysts, would aid the TRS in preempting the opposition especially the BJP strategies to gather strength attracting leaders, cadres and launch a sustained attack on the TRS over issues like recent floods in Hyderabad.</p>.<p>While some colonies remained inundated in water for over a week, in several affected areas, locals protested that they did not receive the Rs 10,000 relief per family announced by chief minister Rao.</p>.<p>State BJP chief Bandi Sanjay has accused Rao of “confining to his bungalow, when the poor were suffering in neck deep trouble.”</p>.<p>In an apparent move to appease the voters ahead of the polls, minister for municipal administration KT Rama Rao has, on Deepawali day, announced a 50 percent relief for property tax payers, hiked salaries of the sanitation workers and offered a remedy for those denied the flood relief.</p>.<p>The 2 February 2016 GHMC elections were dominated by the TRS and the AIMIM, which are on friendly terms politically.</p>.<p>The TRS had then swept the polls claiming 99 out of the total 150 wards, while Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM was elected in 44 wards. The BJP was confined to four seats, Congress 2 and TDP 1.</p>.<p>The GHMC, spread over Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Sangareddy districts, has close to one crore population and has over 75 lakh voters.</p>.<p>As per the schedule released by the Telangana State Election Commission on Tuesday, the last date for filing nominations is 20 November. The Mayor seat is reserved for Women (General).</p>.<p>Elections this time would be in the ballot paper mode, instead of the Electronic Voting Machines.</p>
<p>Elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation are announced to take place on 1 December, two months ahead of the normal course.</p>.<p>The Hyderabad civic body polls are crucial as the area encompasses 24 constituencies out of the total 119 MLA seats in the Telangana assembly.</p>.<p>The polls are expected to offer the public perception of the K Chandrasekhar Rao government, which completes two years of its second term in December.</p>.<p>The TRS, which had become unbeatable in the assembly, civic body and bypolls has suffered a humbling defeat last week when the BJP wrested the Dubbaka assembly seat from the ruling party.</p>.<p>Buoyant by the victory, the BJP has avowed to repeat the success in the GHMC polls.</p>.<p>The advancement of the Hyderabad polls, is believed by analysts, would aid the TRS in preempting the opposition especially the BJP strategies to gather strength attracting leaders, cadres and launch a sustained attack on the TRS over issues like recent floods in Hyderabad.</p>.<p>While some colonies remained inundated in water for over a week, in several affected areas, locals protested that they did not receive the Rs 10,000 relief per family announced by chief minister Rao.</p>.<p>State BJP chief Bandi Sanjay has accused Rao of “confining to his bungalow, when the poor were suffering in neck deep trouble.”</p>.<p>In an apparent move to appease the voters ahead of the polls, minister for municipal administration KT Rama Rao has, on Deepawali day, announced a 50 percent relief for property tax payers, hiked salaries of the sanitation workers and offered a remedy for those denied the flood relief.</p>.<p>The 2 February 2016 GHMC elections were dominated by the TRS and the AIMIM, which are on friendly terms politically.</p>.<p>The TRS had then swept the polls claiming 99 out of the total 150 wards, while Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM was elected in 44 wards. The BJP was confined to four seats, Congress 2 and TDP 1.</p>.<p>The GHMC, spread over Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Sangareddy districts, has close to one crore population and has over 75 lakh voters.</p>.<p>As per the schedule released by the Telangana State Election Commission on Tuesday, the last date for filing nominations is 20 November. The Mayor seat is reserved for Women (General).</p>.<p>Elections this time would be in the ballot paper mode, instead of the Electronic Voting Machines.</p>
