The Telangana Government is taking certain measures for ensuring the greater participation of women in the upcoming Telangana Assembly elections.
On the directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI,) Hyderabad is setting up 15 polling stations solely for women voters. These polling stations will be taken care of by women officers.
The areas where the polling booths will be located are given below.
According to sources, M. Dana K. Kishore, District Election Officer, Hyderabad, identified the 15 polling booths situated in every constituency.
Recently, during the Mizoram by elections, the Mizoram Government also organised a few pink polling booths to encourage women voters to participate in the elections. The polling stations were handled by women officers.
The Telangana Assembly elections for 119 seats are scheduled on the 7th of December and the results for the same will be announced on the 11th of December.