GHMC elections: 580 nominations filed on day 2

As many as 580 nominations were filed by candidates for the upcoming December 1 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections on Thursday. With this, so far, a total of 537 candidates have filed 597 nominations, said data from the Telangana State Election Commission (SEC). 

On Thursday, 140 nominations were filed from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), one by the Communist Party of India (CPI), four from the Communist Party of India (Marxist), 68 from the Congress, 27 from the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM),195 from the ruling Telangana



Rashtra Samithi (TRS), 47 from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), one from the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), and 15 from recognized and registered political parties.

Other than that, 110 independent candidates have also filed nominations. 

The nominations for the 150 GHMC wars will end on Friday said the SEC.

Those are being received by the Returning Officers in their respective wards from 10 am to 3 pm. Two persons are permitted to accompany the candidate for submission of the nomination.