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Nominations rejected and valid candidates announced for Telangana Legislative Council Election

Hyderabad, Mar 11 (UNI) The Returning Officer and Joint Secretary to the State Legislature has reported the rejection of several nominations filed for the upcoming Biennial Election to the Telangana State Legislative Council by the Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs), 2025.
The scrutiny of nominations was conducted on Tuesday up to 1500 hours.
The following nominations were rejected after scrutiny: Kante Sayanna, Chandra Shekhar Chalika, Jajula Bhaskar, Bhoojraj Koyalkar, Boga Tilak, and Srikanth Siliveru — all Independent candidates.
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