Voter turnout in 13 of the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana is heading towards 70% mark going by the number of voters who exercised their franchise till 3 pm.
The State registered overall voter turnout of 52.34% with several constituencies crossing the 50% mark and some of them crossed 60% till 3 pm with three more hours to go in a majority of the constituencies.
Polling in 14 Assembly segments to end at 4 pm
Polling in 14 assembly segments falling in Adilabad, Peddapalle, Warangal, Mahbubabad and Khammam Lok Sabha constituencies categorised as left wing extremist segments will come to an end at 4 pm.
Highest polling percentage
Zaheerabad reported the highest voter turnout of 63.96% by 3 pm closely followed by Khammam which saw 63.67% voters exercising their franchise. Not to be outdone, Adilabad reported 62.44% polling followed by Bhongir (62.05%), Mahbubabad (61.4%) and Medak (60.94%). Other constituencies like Nalgonda (59.91%), Mahbubnagar (58.92%), Karimnagar (58.24%), Nizamabad (58.7%) and Nagarkurnool (57.17%) too reported impressive voter turnout.
Polling in Hyderabad has been slow
Polling however has been slower in Hyderabad which reported just 29.47% preceded by Secunderabad (34.58%), Malkajgiri (37.69%) and Chevella (45.35%).
Officials are hopeful that the polling will pick up towards evening in these constituencies as people remained indoors because of the scorching heat.
