Procedure announced to put check on auctioning of Telangana Sarpanch and Ward Member posts

Key Points

1. State Election Commission announced procedures to prevent auctioning of Telangana Gram Panchayat posts.
2. The procedures include forming a cell to receive and verify reports of malpractices.
3. District Elections Authority (DEA) can recommend cancellation of polls if the election environment is vitiated.
4. Returning Officers (RO) must obtain declarations from candidates about voluntary withdrawals.
5. Results will be declared only after DEA issues a ‘No Objection/Clearance’.
6. Special Monitoring Cells will receive complaints via written, WhatsApp, oral, or newspaper clippings.
7. Polls for 12,728 Sarpanch and 1.12 lakh Ward Member posts will be held in three phases: December 11, 14, and 17, 2025.