Telangana Assembly Elections 2023 Highlights: Nearly 63.94 % voting turnout reported till 5 pm, says ECI

Exit polls released on Thursday painted a mixed picture for the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana. While the BJP was projected to gain an edge in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the Congress was predicted to lead in Chhattisgarh and Telangana. In Mizoram, the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) was expected to give the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) a tough fight.

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Releasing an official press release, the Election Commission of India said that the nearly 63.94 percent voting turnout was reported till 5 pm. 

Telangana Assembly polls 2023: Amid the ongoing state assembly polls, popular Tollywood actors cast their votes and appealed the people to exercise their rights.

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Total ACs: 119

Polling Stations: 35,356

Control Units: 57,992

Ballot Units: 72,931

VVPAT: 56,747

Total Electorates: 3,17,17,389

Male Electorates: 1,58,71,493

Female Electorates: 1,58,43,339

Third Gender: 2,557

Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Vikram Singh Mann inspected the polling stations in Harijan Basti, Gudimalkapur and other areas of Karwan Assembly constituency in Hyderabad.

36.68% voter turnout recorded till 1 PM, says EC.

"It is our right and responsibility to vote. I request people to come out and vote as the voter turnout is already less."

State BJP president and MP G Kishan Reddy writes to the Election Commission of India and the Chief Electoral Officer of the state alleging “electoral malpractices by BRS candidates and their workers”.

Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Vikram Singh Mann inspects polling stations.

"It is our right and responsibility to vote. I request people to come out and vote as the voter turnout is already less."

"Deepfakes are becoming a problem and it was the BJP that used it for the first time in politics. Now, deepfakes are being used cutting across political lines," said Karnataka Health minister.

Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao arrives to cast his votes.

Telangana Assembly Elections: The youngest state of India will open doors for the third Assembly Elections on Thursday, 30 November, to elect representatives to the 119-member Legislative Assembly. Since after separation from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana has conducted 2 assembly elections and 2 Lok Sabha elections. The Assembly Polls have only been won by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR)'s Bharat Rashtra Samithi (formerly known as the Telangana Rashtra Samithi). Read the complete story here.

YSR Telangana Party president YS Sharmila exercised her right to vote in Hyderabad. 

Voting was halted in a poll booth in the Kamareddy Assembly constituency due to a malfunction of the EVM machine here.

The voting process was halted for almost 45 minutes at Booth No 253, R&B Building in Kamareddy Assembly constituency due to a malfunction of the EVM machine here at around 8 am.

However, the voting started after 45 minutes.

The high-stakes Telangana Assembly elections are set to witness a triangular contest involving the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Congress.

Polling began at 7 am amid tight security. (ANI)

20.64% voting turnout recorded till 11 am.

BRS workers stopped state Congress president-party candidate Revanth Reddy's brother Kondal Reddy from visiting the polling booth in Kamareddy on grounds that he is not a voter here and is not authorised to visit.

A BRS worker says, "...Kondal Reddy is roaming around with a fake pass and speaking with the Returning Officer. He is roaming around with 20 people. He went to three polling stations with them in three vehicles but the Police didn't tell them anything...They are indulging in hooliganism after coming here. We got the people accompanying him, arrested by Police. But the Police released them in 10 minutes...We will complain to the Election Commission." (ANI)

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said the people of Telangana have decided that they will choose a transparent and people-friendly government that has a safety net for the disadvantaged.

Former party chief Rahul Gandhi urged the people of Telangana to vote in large numbers and vote for the Congress.  (PTI)

The election is likely to be a contest between the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Here's what all the political parties are up to in the poll-bound state:

1. Support for Congress: The Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) party has extended its "unconditional support to the Congress" in the upcoming state assembly elections, the Congress was quoted by ANI as saying.

Besides, the president of YSR Telangana Party, YS Sharmila Reddy, also said on Friday, November 3, that her party will support the Congress in the Telangana Assembly election. “The YSRTP will not contest this election,” she was quoted by ANI as saying. Read the complete story here.

After casting his vote, Telangana minister and BRS MLA KT Rama Rao said, “I have done my duty as a citizen of Telangana. I voted for betterment, I voted for my state. I voted for people who will take the state forward in a progressive manner. I appeal to all citizens of Telangana to come out and exercise your franchise.” (ANI)

8.52% voter turnout recorded till 9 am, EC.

Telangana BJP Chief G Kishan Reddy cast his vote for Telangana Assembly elections and urged the people to exercise their duty by casting their votes.

Reddy casted his vote at a polling station in Barkatpura constituency of Hyderabad today.

Speaking to media, Reddy said “People should exercise their right to vote. I appeal to the public to fulfil their responsibility. I want to tell the public that today is the chance to choose your government. People should look at the candidate or party, not be lured by liquor and other things”. (ANI)

Telangana Assembly Elections: The youngest state of India will open doors for the third Assembly Elections on Thursday, 30 November, to elect representatives to the 119-member Legislative Assembly. Since after separation from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana has conducted 2 assembly elections and 2 Lok Sabha elections. The Assembly Polls have only been won by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR)'s Bharat Rashtra Samithi (formerly known as the Telangana Rashtra Samithi).

Congress last won an election in undivided Andhra Pradesh in 2009.

However, the grand old party looks to make headway into the state that houses Hyderabad, in the forthcoming Assembly elections. Read the complete story here.