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In the Karimnagar-Medak- Nizamabad-Adilabad Graduates Constituency, the voting percentage was about 63.09

In Medak Lok Sabha constituency, the polling percentage came down to 75.09 per cent, which is 4.59 less than the polling recorded in the assembly elections.

Polling percentage in rural areas was higher than that in urban areas. There is more than 10 percent difference in voting between rural and urban assembly segments.

According to the Election Commission, 78.36 per cent voters cast their votes but this figure may go up further and surpass the 2019 turnout of 79.64 per cent.

However, urban areas especially Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Malakajgiri parliamentary constituencies witnessed a lukewarm response from voters recording a poor poll percentage.

Voters in four villages of Uttar Pradesh's Mathura, Rajasthan's Banswara and Maharashtra's Parbhani boycotted polls over various issues.

At Pur town in Bhilwara, an elderly man named Chhaganlal (80) died before casting his vote.

At several polling booths, voters were seen queuing up before the official start of polling at 7 a.m. and all those who stand in the queue by 6 p.m. will be allowed to cast their votes.

All for the sake of Malogam village's lone voter, a 44-year-old woman, Sokela Tayang

The security officer was killed after after gunmen opened fire at a security forces vehicle.

Speaking on the occasion, Mohanty felt happy for concluding the polling peacefully without any untoward incidents.

Compared to the 2018 voter turnout of 73.74 percent, Telangana’s voter turnout this time was lower at 70.47 percent, as per the approximate voter turnout figures when reports last came in

Erstwhile Adilabad district, comprising 10 Assembly segments, saw a dip in polling percentage when compared to that of 2018.

The average voter turnout in the district stood at 68.30 percent, which is nearly 9 percent less than 2018 elections turnout of 79.08 percent.

Voters dwelling in remote parts of the four districts utilised their right to vote by trekking longer distances.

With one election staff placed at all polling centres who are tasked with helping voters find their booth numbers, there is also one volunteer to help PWD and elderly voters and an ASHA worker.

Polling was delayed in booth number 302 of Ibrahimpatnam of Korutla constituency, booth number 228 of Gollapalli mandal of Jagtial segment and booth number 39 of Dharmapuri mandal of Dharmapuri constituency.

Besides model stations, separate polling stations for women, youth, first time voters and disabled persons have also been established across the district.

SP Gaish Alam highlighted the strategic division of 307 polling stations and 202 locations in Mulugu, categorized based on security concerns into normal, problematic, and Maoist-affected centres

He visited several polling stations set up in government schools in Tallada, Kallur, Sathupalli and Penuballi mandals in the district on Thursday to inspect the arrangements being made for polling.