Appointment of dates of nominations, etc

As soon as the notification calling upon a #[ward] to elect a #[member] or #[members] is issued under this Act, the [State Election Commissioner] shall, by notification in the *Telangana Gazette, appoint- [(a) the last date for making nominations, which shall be a period of not more than three days immediately following the date of publication of the notification under this section whether or not the said days are public holidays;

1. (b) the date for the scrutiny of nominations shall be the day immediately following the last date for making nominations whether or not it is a public holiday;
2. (c) the date for the withdrawal of candidatures shall be the day immediately following the day of the scrutiny of nominations whether or not it is a public holiday; and
3. (d) the date or dates on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken which or the first of which shall be a date not earlier than the ninth day from the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures.]