Polling for 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations across Telangana concluded peacefully on Wednesday, with over 52 lakh voters casting their ballots. Voting began at 7 am and continued until 5 pm, while the counting of votes is scheduled for February 13. The elections are being seen as a crucial political test for the ruling Congress, the opposition BJP, and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).
Over 73 per cent of voters exercised their franchise in the municipal elections in Telangana which passed off peacefully barring minor skirmishes at a few places. The State Election Commission (SEC) said 73.01 percentage of voting was recorded. Khammam and Kothagudem districts recorded a particularly strong voter turnout, with over 82 per cent polling in Khammam and 73 per cent in Kothagudem by 5 pm. Although voting started on a slow note, it picked up pace by the afternoon in municipalities such as Edulapuram, Sathupalli, Madhira, Kallur, and Wyra.