Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vikas Raj on Sunday said all preparations were under way for the smooth conduct of polling for the Telangana State Assembly elections on November 30 (Thursday).
Home voting facility for citizens aged over 80 years and persons with disabilities has been completed, with about 26,600 voters using the service. About 1,000 other voters have also registered for the Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System.
According to Mr.Vikas Raj, who addressed mediapersons at BRKR Bhavan here, there are 2,068 male candidates, 221 female candidates and one third gender candidate in the fray.