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Polling peaceful in erstwhile Karimnagar
Though polling was delayed in a few polling stations following technical problems in EVMS, election officials started the process by rectifying the problems.
Karimnagar: Barring a few sporadic incidents, polling in the 13 Assembly constituencies across the erstwhileKarimnagar district concluded peacefully.
Though polling was delayed in a few polling stations following technical problems in EVMS, election officials started the process by rectifying the problems. While the polling concluded at 5 pm in all constituencies, voting ended one hour before in Manthani segment.
BRS activists prevented KorutlaBJP candidate and Nizamabad MP DharmapuriArvind when he along with his followers tried to enter a polling station in Medipalli of Metpalli. Women in Chandurthimandal staged a protest as the local political leader denied money to them. Local people expressed anger at election officials as their votes were misplaced in Velgaturmandal of Dharmpaurimandal.
About 69.22 percent polling was recorded in Karimnagar district including Karimnagar-64.17, Choppadandi-70.25, Manakondur- 75.12 and Huzurabad-70.23. Meanwhile, 74.12 percent polling was reported in Peddapalli including Ramagundam-67.21, Manthani-74.12 and Peddapalli-67.01. On the other hand, 74.87 percent polling was recorded in Jagtial including Korutla-73.68, Jagtial-73.54 and Dharmapuri-77.5. While 73.42 percent voting was registered in Sircilla, 70.17 recorded in Vemulawada constituency.
Ministers, contestant candidates and government officials cast their votes. While BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister GangulaKamalakar exercised his vote in Karimnagar, Welfare Minister KoppulaEashwar cast his vote in Godavarikhani of Peddapalli district. MP and BJPKarimnagar candidate BandiSanjay Kumar, TS planning board vice-chairman B Vinod Kumar, Collector Pamela Sathpathy exercised their votes in Karimnagar.Jagtial Collector SheikYasmeenBasha and Additional Collector BSLatha cast their votes in Jagtial.