Telangana Assembly Election 2023 Live Updates: Voting is underway in 119 seats; as KCR eyes a third term as CM.
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Telangana Assembly Elections Voting LIVE Updates: Voting for the Assembly elections in Telangana began across 119 seats on Thursday, 30 November, with the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) and the Congress in a neck-and-neck fight.
While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is looking to make inroads in the state, Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is also in the fray.
According to opinion polls so far, the Congress is expected to give a tough fight to K Chandrashekar Rao’s decade-long stint as the chief minister.
KCR is contesting from two seats – Gajwel and Kamareddy.
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As many as 2,290 contestants are in the fray for the upcoming elections, including KCR and his minister-son KT Rama Rao.
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BJP Lok Sabha members Bandi Sanjay Kumar, D Arvind, and Soyam Bapu Rao have been fielded by the saffron party.
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Key leaders from the Congress in the fray include Revanth Reddy contesting from Kodangal and Kamareddy, and former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin contesting from Jubilee Hills.
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AIMIM’s Akbaruddin Owaisi is contesting from Chandrayangutta.
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In 2018, the BRS won 88 of the 119 seats while the Congress came in a distant second with just 19 seats. The BJP won only one seat.
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Actor Ram Charan Casts Vote at Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad
Actor Ram Charan cast his vote at a polling booth in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.
After casting his vote, the actor told median persons, “Just come and vote.”
Akbaruddin Owaisi Casts Vote in Hyderabad
Telangana AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi casts his vote in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
District-Wise Voter Turnout As Of 3 PM
Here is the district-wise voter turnout as of 3 pm, as per the Election Commission of India. As can be seen, Hyderabad has the lowest turnout till now, while Medak has the highest.
Adilabad – 62.34
Bhadradri-Kothagudem – 58.38
Hanamkonda – 49
Hyderabad – 31.17 (LOWEST)
Jagtial – 58.64
Jangaon – 62.24
Jayashankar-Bhupalpally – 64.30
Jogulamba-Gadwal – 64.45
Kamareddy – 59.06
Karimnagar – 56.04
Khammam – 63.62
Kumrambheem-Asifabad – 59.62
Mahabubabad – 65.05
Mahabubnagar – 58.89
Mancherial – 59.16
Medak – 69.33
Medchal-Malkajgiri – 38.27
Mulugu – 67.84
Nagarkurnool – 57.52
Nalgonda – 59.98
Narayanpet – 57.17
Nirmal – 60.38
Nizamabad – 56.50
Peddapalli – 59.23
Rajanna-Sircilla – 56.66
Rangareddy – 42.43
Sangareddy – 56.23
Siddipet – 64.91
Suryapet – 62.07
Vikarabad – 57.62
Party members – 60.10
Warangal – 52.28
Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri – 64.08
Published: 30 Nov 2023, 7:01 AM IST
