Voting underway in Hyderabad for GHMC polls

The third ordinary polls to 150 wards of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and first after the formation of Telangana State went off peacefully barring a few sporadic incidents during polling on Tueday and polled 48-49 percent.

The polling began this morning from 7 am in total 7,802 polling booths located in 3,117 builings in GHMC limits.

Over 74.25 lakh voters including 34.53 laksh women are to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 1,333 candidates who are in the fray for 150 seats. More than 25000 police personal have been deployed to ensure peaceful elections.

Voters must visit the appropriate polling station to cast their visit and to avoid time consuming, check the Division wise polling station addresses and get the GHMC Voter Slips from online or from GHMC officials.

AM: City Police Commissioner M. Mahender Reddy casts his vote, goes round polling booths in Begumpet.

The state government has declared a holiday for all offices, educational institutions, shops and business establishments to enable people to cast their votes. Even four hours after the polling process commenced, the voting percentage did not cross 25 percentage. So High Hope For TRS Party in 2016 GHMC Election Results Counting.

Telangana’s Information Technology Minister K. Tarakarama Rao, who led the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi’s campaign, cast his vote in Banjara Hills.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu’s wife Bhuaneswari, son Lokesh, daughter Brahmini cast their votes in Jubliee Hills.

Star actors like AlluArjun, Balakrishna Nandamuri, NTR, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Manchu Family actors, Rajendra Prasad, etc used their vote right at various polling centres in Hyderabad.

Around 43 per cent polling was reported in the last GHMC elections in 2009.

This time Congress, the main opposition party, is contesting the elections on its own.