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XHyderabad: The Telangana State Election Commission on Monday announced a five-phased schedule for elections to the rural local bodies. The Model Code of Conduct came into force with the announcement. State Election Commissioner Rani Kumudini told reporters that the polls would be first held for Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTC) and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) seats, followed by Gram Panchayats. The elections to the MPTCs and ZPTCS would be held in two phases. The election notice for the first phase would be issued on October 9 and nominations can be filed from the same day. Polling for the first phase would be held on October 23.

The notification for the second phase of polls to MPTCs and ZPTCs would be issued on October 13 and polling would be h

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