The transport of EVMs in Telangana's Jagtial district created a flutter as the video went viral on social media but the poll officials clarified on Tuesday that the machines were used only for training the personnel.
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Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is pretty confident that his party will get 16 seats in the just concluded Lok Sabha elections in the state and play a crucial role in the formation of next government at the Centre.
Firebrand Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Goshamahal constituency in Hyderabad T Raja Singh on Monday virtually took on Pakistan army by rejecting the latter’s allegation that he had copied their tune for his latest song on India.
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working President K. T. Rama Rao on Sunday said Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N. Chandrababu Naidu was raising doubts about electronic voting machines (EVMs) out of fear of losing the elections.
Sri Tridandi Srimannarayana Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji, more popularly known as 'Chinna Jeeyar Swamy' appears to be emerging as the 'Super CM' of Telangana.
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday submitted his explanation to the Election Commission, which had served notice to him for violating the Model Code of Conduct by allegedly making derogatory remarks against Hindus in his speech at an election rally.
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While Andhra Pradesh witnessed 'violent vote' in Assembly and Lok Sabha polls with series of violent incidents, murders and damaging of EVMs, it was a 'silent vote' in Telangana Lok Sabha polls.
The elections to 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana were the lack-lustre affair, as the voters did not evince much in casting their vote, unlike in Andhra, where it was a pitched battle.
Over 60 per cent polling was recorded in all the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana till 5 p.m., officials said.
According to Chief Electoral Officer Rajath Kumar, 60.57 per cent turnout was recorded
Barring Nizamabad, polling for the Lok Sabha seats in Telangana ended peacefully at 5 p.m on Thursday. About 49 per cent voter turnout was recorded in all 17 constituencies till 5 p.m. The final polling percentage will be known late in the evening.
With the polling in the bitterly fought elections in Andhra Pradesh over, the question on every mind is whether Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao's gameplan to see Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in power will succeed and if not what would be
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao cast their votes on Thursday.
After casting his vote early Thursday, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi urged people to exercise their constitutional right to vote in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections.
Shobhana Kamineni, Vice Chairperson of Apollo Hospitals, on Thursday said she felt cheated after she found her name deleted from the voter list at the Masab Tank polling booth here.
Over 22 per cent polling was recorded in all 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana in the first four hours till 11 a.m. on Thursday, officials said.