The Times of India 30.12.2020
Maharashtra: Seven die cleaning sewers in a year as housing ..
Picture used for representational purpose onlyHYDERABAD: Nearly 1,000 of the total 1,333 candidates who contested the elections to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation had lost their deposit in 2016. Some of the candidates of the winning TRS had also lost deposit
in a few wards. While the highest number of candidates to lose deposit
were independents, Congress, BJP, CPI and CPM candidates were not far
behind.
This
time, 1,122 candidates will contest and try their best to win the
hearts of the voters. In all, 415 Independents are in fray and another
76 are from recognised and regional parties. The TRS is contesting from
all 150 wards followed by BJP in 149 wards, Congress 146, TDP 106, MIM
51, CPI 17 and CPM 12.
In the elections, a deposit is the sum of money that a candidate has to pay to the election authority before contesting the polls. In the GHMC elections
being held now, the deposit is Rs 5,000 for candidates from other
castes and Rs 2,500 for SCs, STs and BCs, said state election
commissioner C Partha Sarathi. This deposit collected is repaid to the
candidate after the poll if the candidate obtains one-sixth of the total
valid polled votes. The purpose of the deposit is to reduce the
prevalence of ‘fringe’ candidates or parties with no realistic chance of
winning a seat. If the candidate does not achieve the refund threshold,
that is one-sixth of total valid polled votes, the deposit is
forfeited.
time, 1,122 candidates will contest and try their best to win the
hearts of the voters. In all, 415 Independents are in fray and another
76 are from recognised and regional parties. The TRS is contesting from
all 150 wards followed by BJP in 149 wards, Congress 146, TDP 106, MIM
51, CPI 17 and CPM 12.
In the elections, a deposit is the sum of money that a candidate has to pay to the election authority before contesting the polls. In the GHMC elections
being held now, the deposit is Rs 5,000 for candidates from other
castes and Rs 2,500 for SCs, STs and BCs, said state election
commissioner C Partha Sarathi. This deposit collected is repaid to the
candidate after the poll if the candidate obtains one-sixth of the total
valid polled votes. The purpose of the deposit is to reduce the
prevalence of ‘fringe’ candidates or parties with no realistic chance of
winning a seat. If the candidate does not achieve the refund threshold,
that is one-sixth of total valid polled votes, the deposit is
forfeited.
Maharashtra: Seven d ..
