Telangana

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.

During the polling at the government junior college's premises on Thursday, there was a period of mild tension at polling station 244.

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.

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.

At 2 am, about 700 policemen of APSP barged on to the dam through the left main gates on the side of the right bank and reportedly clashed with the personnel of TSSF, who were guarding the dam. Some of the Telangana policemen were injured in the incident.

The State will have about 3.26 crore voters lining up in front of 35,655 polling stations to choose their representatives from 2,290 candidates in 119 constituencies.

Telangana NRIs living across the world, joined hands in celebrating the 14th Deeksha Diwas, marking the launch of fast-on-to-death by BRS president and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao during Telangana movement on November 29 of 2009

It was also the day when his father, TRS (now BRS) president K Chandrashekhar Rao launched his fast-unto-death.

he said around 2000 personnel, including Chhattisgarh Home Guards, CAPF, and district police force, have been strategically deployed.

SP Dr Vineeth informed that after 2004 the polling station was set up again this time in Unjupalli, which was identified as a Maoist affected polling station

He also found fault with the Election Commission of India (ECI) for stalling the Rythu Bandhu disbursements and allowing release of funds under PM Kisan. 

CM KCR clarified that Rythu Bandhu was never a waste of money, and he has plans to increase it to Rs. 16000 per acre soon after BRS comes into power this time.

He asked the people to decide who was the true sepoy of Telangana.

Deeksha Diwas is celebrated in Telangana on November 29 every year to commemorate the commencement of the indefinite hunger strike undertaken by BRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao.

Having won 85 percent of constituencies in the erstwhile Adilabad district in 2014 and 2018 elections combined, the BRS is now looking to repeat its performance this year as well

Of the 9, 66, 439 voters, there were 4, 71, 745 male and 4, 94, 560 female voters while there were 44 transgender voters.

Party working president KT Rama Rao exuded confidence that the BRS would comfortably outdo itself with at least one more seat than it won in 2018.

Inspecting the distribution and reception center at Nalgonda, the District Election Officer R V Karnan said that all the required arrangements were made for polling on Thursday and people to exercise their franchise in the elections without any inconvenience.

Tangadapalli Santosh and Mussavir Hussain from Sirpur (T) town were found to be carrying the cash hidden in cooking oil cartoons.

With reports emerging about a rise in respiratory ailments from China and subsequent alert in six States, the department as a precautionary measure decided to further strengthen and intensify its disease surveillance initiative through integrated diseases surveillance project (IDSP).

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

Party workers were calling all the migrant voters and assuring them to bear the transportation expenditure if they came to vote.

Smita Sabharwal, Secretary to the Chief Minister will be given full additional charge of Irrigation Department, following retirement of Special Chief Secretary, Rajat Kumar, looking after Irrigation

Khammam district administration has made elaborate arrangements for conducting polling in 1,456 polling stations in 822 locations