Telangana Finalizes ZPTC and MPTC Numbers Ahead of Local Body Elections

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• The State government of Telangana has issued orders confirming the number of Mandal Parishad Presidents (MPPs), Zilla parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs), and Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs) for upcoming local body elections.
• Official figures reveal 566 MPP/ZPTC seats and 5,773 MPTC seats in total, with 12,778 confirmed Gram Panchayats and approximately 1.12 lakh wards across the State.
• Comparatively, in the last elections held in 2019, there were slightly more seats-570 for MPPs/ZPTCs, 5,817 for MPTCs-and 12,848 Gram Panchayats; reductions reflect mergers with municipalities or municipal corporations.
• On Tuesday, Director of Panchayat Raj and Rural Growth G. Srijana directed District Collectors and related officials to verify existing election materials supplied last year while procuring additional materials locally through District Purchase Committees’ approval.
• Preparations include completing statutory/non-statutory forms supply verification processes as well as arranging seals/covers/handbooks without delay per mandates under directives from the High Court of Telangana requiring completion before September-end deadlines (`September30 exact-date targets) stated-request contexts.’ …,