Hyderabad: Even after multiple measures taken by GHMC including resident welfare associations and the political parties all-out campaigns nothing motivated Hyderabad voters.
Nagole division witnessed highest number of voters, where as areas like Shaikpet in Cyberabad and Ameerpet recorded the lowest turnout.
Despite a holiday being declared, most private companies remained open. As polling was about to finish, in the last hour, messages were sent out asking people to vote.
Polling started at 7 am at about 7,000 polling stations. In the first two hours, Charminar (4A, 4B), Rajendranagar, Abids, Khairatabad, Patancheru, RC puram, Kukatpally, Quthbullapur and Secunderabad recorded zero votes and the overall percentage in 150 wards was only 3.21 per cent. At 1 pm, the total percentage stood at 23.12. In another hour, it increased to 26.19 per cent. By 3 pm, it reached 33.50 per cent.
State election commissioner Nagi Reddy said, “The tentative figure at 5 pm was 45 per cent, over 3 per cent better than last election. Tender votes (when someone else votes and it is identified by the actual voter) dipped; in the last elections, 300 tender votes were recorded, however, in this election it was four.”
