A very heavy rainfall of 13.1 cm was recorded in Aswaraopet mandal while a heavy rainfall of 7.35 cm was recorded in Dammapet mandal from 8.30 am to 5 pm in the day.
Out of ten Assembly seats in erstwhile Khammam district, BRS has won one seat as the party candidate Dr. Tellam Venkata Rao won in the Bhadrachalam assembly seat
CPI national secretary K Narayana accused party leader and ex-MLA Puvvada Nageswara Rao of favouring his son Puvvada Ajay Kumar instead of the party and its priorities
Khammam BRS candidate Puvvada Ajay Kumar cast his vote at Harvest School polling station along with his family members while his opponent Congress candidate Tummala Nageswara Rao cast his vote at Gollagudem
According to the poll commission, Adilabad recorded a voter turnout of 30.65 per cent, Bhadradri at 22.05 per cent, Hanumankonda at 21.43 per cent and Jagtial at 22.50 per cent.
The district administrations of Khammam and Kothagudem districts made elaborate arrangements to conduct polling in a smooth and peaceful manner. Voters started arriving in large numbers at the polling stations at 7 am to cast their votes.
A BRS supporter has conducted a cycle yatra in all the municipal divisions of Khammam city wishing for the victory of BRS candidate Puvvada Ajay Kumar.
Khammam Collector said there were 1, 456 polling stations in 822 locations in the district and CCTV cameras would be installed at all the polling stations