Voting for the 119 seats of Telangana is underway today. Over 2.8 crore voters of Telangana are expected to exercise their franchise to elect the new government in the state.
Voting began at 7 am and will conclude at 5 pm, except in 13 constituencies classified as Left Wing Extremist-affected, where the process ends at 4 pm.
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Telangana Assembly election 2018 LIVE: 49.15 pc voter turnout till 1 pm
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Published Dec 7, 2018, 8:51 am ISTUpdated Dec 7, 2018, 2:29 pm IST
1,821 candidates are in fray in today’s assembly election which is first full-fledged polls in the country’s youngest state.
Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for a smooth conduct of the voting process in 32,815 polling stations. (Photo: ANI)
Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for a smooth conduct of the voting process in 32,815 polling stations. (Photo: ANI)
Hyderabad: Voting for the 119 seats of Telangana is underway today. Over 2.8 crore voters of Telangana are expected to exercise their franchise to elect the new government in the state.
Voting began at 7 am and will conclude at 5 pm, except in 13 constituencies classified as Left Wing Extremist-affected, where the process ends at 4 pm.
As many as 1,821 candidates, including a transgender, are in fray in today’s assembly election which is the first full-fledged polls in the country’s youngest state.
Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for a smooth conduct of the voting process in 32,815 polling stations.
For the first time, the Election Commission is using Voters Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) in Telangana.
The Assembly polls in Telangana were originally scheduled to be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections next year, but the House was dissolved prematurely on September 6 as per a recommendation by the state cabinet.
Counting of votes would be taken up on December 11.
Here are LIVE updates on Telangana Assembly elections 2018
02:27 pm: “I checked my name online 2-3 weeks ago, my mother and my names were there, my father and my sister’s names were missing. Today we went to cast vote but my name was also missing. I don’t understand how’s my name was missing. I’ve been living here for 12 year,” badminton player Jwala Gutta told news agency.