ETPB Postal Ballot Guidelines & Poll Schedule for Hyderabad Constituency - Telangana Legislative Council Elections 2025

Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
Mail Operations Division

Dak Bhavan, New Delhi – 110001

Dated: 26th March, 2025

To:
All Chief PMG
Addl. DG APS
All Regional PMG Subject:

Biennial election to the Telangana Legislative Council from Hyderabad Local Authorities’ Constituency-reg.

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Key Details

Election Notification:

Seat: 01 member of Telangana Legislative Council (Hyderabad Local Authorities’ Constituency).

Retiring Member: M.S. Prabhakar Rao (term ends on 01.05.2025).

1. Name of Local Authorities	No. of Seat	Name of Member	Date of Retirement
   Hyderabad Local Authorities'	01	M.S. Prabhakar Rao	01.05.2025

2. Poll Schedule:

   • Also read :Cleaning of Stamps and Seals

     Date of Poll: 23.04.2025 (Wednesday) (08:00 AM to 04:00 PM).

   • Counting: 25.04.2025 (Friday).

3. Postal Ballots (ETPBs):

   • Service voters may submit Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballots (ETPBs) via Speed Post without prepayment.

   • Deadline: ETPBs accepted until 24.04.2025; must reach Returning Officer by 08:00 AM on 25.04.2025.

   • BNPL Customer ID for Telangana CEO: 2000009147.

4. Critical Directives:

   • No refusal of ETPBs (sovereign function).

   • Circles must ensure timely delivery and update BNPL IDs.

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Annexure-A: Poll Event Schedule

Poll Events	Date and Day
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification	28th March, 2025 (Friday)
Last Date of making Nominations	04th April, 2025 (Friday)
Date for scrutiny of Nominations	07th April, 2025 (Monday)
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures	09th April, 2025 (Wednesday)
Date of Poll	23rd April, 2025 (Wednesday)
Hours of Poll	08:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Date of Counting	25th April, 2025 (Friday)
Election completion deadline	29th April, 2025 (Tuesday)

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Action Items
Chief PMGs/Regional PMGs:
Instruct Post Offices to accept ETPBs without prepayment under BNPL ID 2000009147.

Also read :Guidelines to regulate transfer under Rule-38 of Group 'C' officials, Group 'B' (Non-gazetted) employees in Department of Posts - reg

Ensure delivery by 25.04.2025 (08:00 AM).
CEPT, Mysore:
Enable ETPB booking in non-CSI systems (including APS).
Share weekly MIS at speedpost.mb@gmail.com.
Election Commission:
Copy marked to Pr. Secretary, ECI for information.

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Key Note

• "ETPBs should not be refused for booking by any of the Post Offices, in any case."
• "Special arrangements... for delivery before 0800 AM on 25.04.2025."

Attachments:

• Annexure-A (Poll Schedule).