News

telangana elections

Telangana Polling began on a dull note and amid tight security in the by-elections to 12 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh’s Telangana region on Tuesday. About 10 per cent polling was recorded in the first half-an-hour, officials at the Chief Electoral Office here said.The polling began at 7 am at 2,783
polling stations in the constituencies spread over five districts.

Ballot papers were being used in five constituencies where the number of candidates exceeded 64 while in the remaining seven segments Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have been deployed.

As many as 435 candidates are in the fray for the by-elections, which are being seen as a referendum on the issue of separate Telangana state.

According to state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) IV Subba Rao, about 68,000 security personnel were deployed to maintain law and order. Around 15,000 polling personnel were also on duty.

CLICK HERE FOR SAKSHI TV LIVE

CLICK HERE FOR LIVE TELCAST

CLICK HERE FOR TRS HARISH RAO WIN VIDEO