Campaign for 1st phase of MPTC, ZPTC polls ends today

Hyderabad: The campaign for first phase of MPTC and ZPTC elections in Telangana will end at 5 pm on Saturday.

"All the political parties, TV Channels and other electronic media, are hereby, informed that under the Law, the election campaign in whatever form like public meetings or display or playing of campaign material in the electronic media like N Channels, Radio etc., or propaganda of election matter by arranging musical concerts or theatrical performance or other entertainment is strictly prohibited during the period of 48 hours ending with the hour fixed for conclusion of the poll. Therefore, election campaign in whatever form like public meetings or through the electronic media should end at 5.00 pm on (Saturday) for 1st phase MPTC & ZPTC elections," Telangana State Election Commission (TSEC) Secretary M. Ashok Kumar said in an order on Friday.

Ashok Kumar said that any contravention of this provision of law is an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both.

All the visiting political functionaries/ party workers and campaign functionaries etc., have been directed to leave the areas notified for elections soon after the closure of campaign period.