Amid reports of missing names and EVM failures polling ended on 119 seat Telangana assembly. The fate of 1821 candidates including 135 women was sealed at 5 pm. All eyes are now on December 11 when the people's mandate will be out.
EVMs at Karwan assembly constituency failed to function on several polling booths and VVPATs failed three times till noon. At several polling booths EVM-VVPAT link failures and EVM malfunction also occurred.
Several citizens including ace shuttler Jwala Gutta and Hyderabad DGP complained that their names were missing from the voter list.
No ramp at the polling station in IEA school, Shaikpet in Jubliee hills constituency. Four disabled voters were assigned to this station and the volunteers lifted them on wheelchairs to assist.. #TelanganaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/tNWei6q9yu
— Donita Jose (@DonitaJose) December 7, 2018
READ | Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation makes voting easier for disabled
Telangana: BJP MP Bandaru Dattatreya casts his vote at booth no.229 in Ramnagar of Musheerabad constituency in Hyderabad. #TelanganaElections pic.twitter.com/D8gLFfJBUj
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2018
Sania Mirza cast her vote at Film Nagar Cultural Center in Hyderabad. #TelanganaElections pic.twitter.com/GlD1jNSPRo
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2018
Meanwhile, its past 12 pm and EVMs at some places in Karwan are still faulty. Lubna Sarwath, a contestant from the constituency said, "Ps 66: after 296 votes third time the vvpat has failed and voting has stopped. Sector officer not responding..." #TelanganaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/XyFIazXrCL
— Aihik Sur (@AihikSur) December 7, 2018
Congress candidate Vamshichand Reddy of Kalwakurthy assembly segment is in hospital after some persons suspected to be BJP workers hurled stones at his car near jangireddypally polling station in Amangal in Kalwakurthy assembly constituency Friday morning
#vehicle belonging to @INCTelangana #Chevella candidate allegedly damaged and #supporters #attacked by opponents #Nawabpet #Rangareddy #TelanganaElections2018 @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/zD6ZOaVGtR
— Pinto Deepak_TNIE (@PintoDeepak1) December 7, 2018
Tollywood has come out to vote for #TelanganaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/bYmDgaet96
— Donita Jose (@DonitaJose) December 7, 2018
Some voters who came to exercise their right at polling station in Mahboob College were disappointed not to find their name in list. They called officials to inform they are returning without casting vote #Secunderabad #Hyderabad #TelanganaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/GmI08HeJWT
— ShivaShankerK_TNIE (@Shanker_TNIE) December 7, 2018
At 11am, voters turnout recorded at 16.16% in Hyderabad district and 23.4 % across Telangana. @NewIndianXpress
— Rahul V Pisharody (@Rahul_TNIE) December 7, 2018
At Chaderghat in #Hyderabad Baldawa brothers are confused whether to vote or no as their names in the rolls go missing. While one brother cast his vote, the two other's didn't . They don't want to miss on voting.@NewIndianXpress #TelanganaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/4OiI26oWWP
— Ajay Moses (@ajaymoses_tnie) December 7, 2018
Minister @KTRTRS in queue to vote at a school in Banjara Hills. He voted from Khairatabad constituency. #TelanganaElections2018 @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/HpqbQbVLQx
— Donita Jose (@DonitaJose) December 7, 2018
With 10 per cent reported polling in Charminar constituency, booths wore a deserted look at 11.25 pm #TelanganaElections2018 #TelanganaElections pic.twitter.com/nq60T6s3jr
— Aihik Sur (@AihikSur) December 7, 2018
"I did not even go to my village so that we can vote. Now we don't find our name in voters list" - a visibly annoyed Vishveshwar Rao voted in 2014 elections #MarketBazaar #Secunderabad #Hyderabad #TelanganaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/XFaSDs7sHY
— ShivaShankerK_TNIE (@Shanker_TNIE) December 7, 2018
Many polling stations in Khairatabad and Jubliee Hills started late due to fault in establishing a link between the EVM and VVPAT. 45 minute delays reported in these constituencies#TelanganaElections2018
— Donita Jose (@DonitaJose) December 7, 2018
In this polling booth in Charminar constituency, it is a quite a task for senior citizens to scale the steep stairs. #TelanganaElections2018 #TelanganaElections pic.twitter.com/5xw6864NtN
— Aihik Sur (@AihikSur) December 7, 2018
. A #GHMC employee rests her broom for a quick break at a polling station in Amberpet. Polling stations were sanitised with chlorine powder after brooming was done.@NewIndianXpress #AssemblyElections2018 pic.twitter.com/C71GrdHNdK
— Ajay Moses (@ajaymoses_tnie) December 7, 2018
.#polling station at Lal Bahadur school in Nimboliadda, Amberpet Constituency, has a lot of people standing due to faulty EVM and VVPAT machines.
— Ajay Moses (@ajaymoses_tnie) December 7, 2018
Polling started an hour late.@NewIndianXpress #TelanganaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/EOnFVD9YcZ
How’s the election fair...when names r mysteriously disappearing from the list!! 😡🤬
— Gutta Jwala (@Guttajwala) December 7, 2018
Scores of people in #Rasoolpura who voted in 2014 #elections, complained their names are missing in voters list #Secunderabad #Hyderabad #TelanganaElections2018
— ShivaShankerK_TNIE (@Shanker_TNIE) December 7, 2018
Grandson of NTR, @tarak9999 has voted at Khairatabad Constituency. #TelanganaElections2018 #JuniorNTR pic.twitter.com/JgPwox0P2H
— Donita Jose (@DonitaJose) December 7, 2018
TRS MP K Kavitha stands in a queue to cast her vote at polling booth no. 177 in Pothangal, Nizamabad. #TelanganaElection2018 pic.twitter.com/3sQskAJzUs
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2018
#TelanganaElections2018 : Till 9.30 am, at least 10.46 per cent polling is reported in #Telangana, @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/BPnF8WlK5C
— Mouly Mareedu (@Mouli_TNIE) December 7, 2018
Telangana: Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyan Srihari cast his vote in Warangal. #TelanganaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/MLrZdGI4Dc
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2018
#TelanganaElections2018 : Senior #IPSofficers @AddlCPCrimesHyd, @CPHydCity, @cyberabadpolice exercise their votes at different polling stations in #Hyderabad, @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/WeFoPCaXAA
— Mouly Mareedu (@Mouli_TNIE) December 7, 2018
In picture: one of the voting machines that is still not working at Karwan. Apart from that ECI officials who are supposed to guide voters are not present. Police (in second picture) are guiding voters #TelanganaElections2018 #Telangana pic.twitter.com/KY5MS4Iymw
— Aihik Sur (@AihikSur) December 7, 2018
In picture: one of the voting machines that is still not working at Karwan. Apart from that ECI officials who are supposed to guide voters are not present. Police (in second picture) are guiding voters #TelanganaElections2018 #Telangana pic.twitter.com/KY5MS4Iymw
— Aihik Sur (@AihikSur) December 7, 2018
A PWD voter shows his inked finger at the St Nizam's High School, Banjara Hills in Khairatabad constituency. He was guided into and outside the polling station by a volunteer with a wheelchair. @zcwz_ghmc #TelanganaElections2018 #AccessibleElections #Khairatabad #Hyderabad pic.twitter.com/z3MPTN6vOz
— Donita Jose (@DonitaJose) December 7, 2018
Telangana: BJP's G Kishan Reddy casts his vote at polling booth no.7 in Kachiguda, Hyderabad. #TelanganaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/HRuneW8maY
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2018
READ| We don't like BJP but will vote for Kishen Reddy, say Amberpet residents
Telangana: Actor Allu Arjun stands in a queue to cast his vote at booth no. 152 in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. #TelanganaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/5kuui5v5Wy
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2018
Telangana: Actor Akkineni Nagarjuna and his wife & actor Amala Akkineni stand in a queue to cast their votes at booth no. 151 in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. #TelanganaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/IZpOhBmyTU
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2018
Times Now-CNX projected a clean sweep for the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti with 66 seats in the 119-seat Assembly. It gave 37 to Congress and 7 to BJP while others were given 9. READ FULL STORY HERE
Agrarian distress was one of the major reasons for the demand of separate statehood. So after four years of TRS how much has the situation changed?
Hyderabad: Voting is yet to begin at the polling station at GHMC Indoor Stadium, Amberpet due to a technical problem. Voting in the state began at 7 am today, #TelanganaElections2018
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2018
Telangana: State Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao casts his vote in polling booth no. 102 in Siddipet constituency. #TelanganaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/2q2tqbgoXl
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2018
Voting has begins in Telagnana. Voters are seen queuing at the polling booths early morning in Hyderabad.
Telangana: People queue outside a polling station in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad to cast their votes. Voting is being held in 119 constituencies of the state today. #TelanganaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/pkAAk6PZ88
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2018
Umesh Sinha, Election Commission: Voting is still underway at some polling stations. Final figures are still to come. Interim voter turnout recorded till now in #TelanganaAssemblyElections2018 is 67%. Last year, voter turnout recorded was 69.5%. pic.twitter.com/g5rH6AMiG0
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2018
More than 100 voters alleges deletion of names , stages dharna in Kamareddy town@thenewsminute pic.twitter.com/wAAZlcJYKz
— CharanTeja (@CharanT16) December 7, 2018
#two @BJP4Telangana workers caught redhanded by @psraidurgam_cyb @cyberabadpolice while distributing #money to lure #Voters #TelanganaElections2018 @NewIndianXpress
— Pinto Deepak_TNIE (@PintoDeepak1) December 7, 2018
With polling coming to an end in #Telangana, IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao exuded confidence that #TRS would get two-thirds majority @NewIndianXpress
— V.V. Balakrishna-TNIE (@balaexpressTNIE) December 7, 2018
A volunteer, Ramu, near a polling station in Chikadpally who was flipping electoral rolls said that his wife's name too is missing from list & wondered why don't people with names in the list step out to vote. A dismal 33% voted there #whereismyvote #TelanganaElections2018
— ShivaShankerK_TNIE (@Shanker_TNIE) December 7, 2018
Today, I went to the Polling Station only to be told that my name is not there in the Voter list inspite of having a Voter ID card issued by ECI and a verification.
— T Krishna Prasad IPS (@tkp1080) December 7, 2018
I returned home https://t.co/jwsZzNZ2ZZ Right to Vote has been denied.
Thanks to Election Commission. pic.twitter.com/iLT4TBOb5r
95 #year old Bandari Rebeccamma caste her #Vote #TelanganaElections2018
— Pinto Deepak_TNIE (@PintoDeepak1) December 7, 2018
along with her #family at New vidyanagar #colony #Neredmet #Malkajgiri constituency @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/ozJyLsmFOy
District wise poll percentage at 3pm ... its 56.17% for the state at 3pm pic.twitter.com/vUsYRcYLvj
— Arvind Kumar (@arvindkumar_ias) December 7, 2018
As many as 400 families of Keshav Nagar in Gachibowli couldn't exercise their vote as they didn't get a right to vote. These were the families that were asked to move in a midnight swoop, early this year.@NewIndianXpress #TelanganaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/I1PXbgkA3Y
— Mahesh_TNIE (@maheemahesh25) December 7, 2018
#Telangana CM and #TRS president heli-hopped from #Hyderabad to Chintamadaka in Siddipet Assembly segment and exercised his franchise @NewIndianXpress
— V.V. Balakrishna-TNIE (@balaexpressTNIE) December 7, 2018
The hotel famous for Hyderabadi #biryani Bawarchi, and Astoria Hotels are shutters down. Other prominent eating outlets too are closed on day of elections #TelanganaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/eRkKUnmxUF
— ShivaShankerK_TNIE (@Shanker_TNIE) December 7, 2018
It's business as usual at theatres in RTC X roads. In fact theatres screening prominent movies are full house #TelanganaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/hgR9M2xh6s
— ShivaShankerK_TNIE (@Shanker_TNIE) December 7, 2018
#techie 4m #Chennai Praveen Kumar came home to cast #VOTE but his name missing in #TelanganaElections2018 list @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/pz4HE3P0Aj
— Pinto Deepak_TNIE (@PintoDeepak1) December 7, 2018
Seventy-year-old Balladeer and former Naxalite Gadar used his voting right for the first time today in #Hyderabad. He backed the Congress-TDP led Grand Alliance in #Telangana Assembly polls @NewIndianXpress
— V.V. Balakrishna-TNIE (@balaexpressTNIE) December 7, 2018
"No incidents reported, so far peaceful," confirmed police. Two hours to go for the #TelanaganaElections2018 to conclude. However most "incidences" usually happen in the last two hours.
— Aihik Sur (@AihikSur) December 7, 2018
Official correction by #Telangana CEO, the poll percentage up to 1 pm in #Telangana Assembly is 43.24. At 1 pm in Hyderabad the poll percentage is 28.28 @NewIndianXpress
— V.V. Balakrishna-TNIE (@balaexpressTNIE) December 7, 2018
