Secunderabad Cantonment Board records highest polling percentage at 27.7 percent

From early Thursday morning, voters started making a beeline to the nearest designated polling station to beat the rush and cast their vote at the earliest.

Hyderabad: Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB) has recorded the highest polling percentage (till 1pm) of 27.7 percent in the Hyderabad district.

From early Thursday morning, voters started making a beeline to the nearest designated polling station to beat the rush and cast their vote at the earliest. Within the first hour, the polling percentage recorded was 5 percent, which increased to 15.7 percent by 11 am on Thursday.

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By Thursday afternoon, the polling percentage touched 27.7 percent, which also happened to be the highest. Overall, there are 2, 46, 567 electors (Men: 1, 24, 245 and Women: 1, 22, 315) who are eligible to cast their voters.

Secunderabad assembly constituency saw a polling percentage of 23 percent by 1 pm on Thursday. As the day progresses, there are expectations that the polling percentage will rise in both the assembly constituencies.