Hyderabad, July 09: The Election Commission (EC) may have to conduct the upcoming bypolls in 11 out of 12 Assembly constituencies in Telangana region through the ballot paper system as a huge number of independents have filed their papers.
As many as 986 candidates have filed their nominations for the 12 assembly seats after filing of nominations came to a close today, State Chief Electoral Officer I V Subba Rao told reporters.
“If the same figures continue on July 12, the last day for withdrawal of nominations, then we will have to go for ballot paper system,” he said.
The EC cannot conduct polling by Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) if the number of candidates in the fray exceeds 64, which is the maximum limit.
“There is a difficulty with anything more than 64 at the moment.
–Agencies