Telangana Lok Sabha elections 2024: Highlights on May 13, 2024

A polling station in Marredpally wears a deserted look moments before voting hours come to an end-Siddharth Kumar Singh

Post-polling, citizens along with friends and families step out for the evening at Martyrs’ Memorial in Hyderabad.- Lavpreet Kaur

Mild tension in Bibi Bazaar where AIMIM and BJP cadre and candidate ran into each other.-Syed Mohammed

61.16% polling registered in Telangana till 5 pm with an hour more left for conclusion of the voting time. Five constituencies report more than 70% polling.- Rajeev. M

Voter response in Hyderabad’s famed Information Technology (IT) corridor to the Lok Sabha elections 2024 on May 13 remained muted even as the neighbourhood playing host to thousands of young men and women employed by the new age tech firms wore a deserted look.

The less-than-desired interest was evident from the number of voters who queued up at booths in populated localities of Gachibowli, Tellapur, Gowlidoddi and the vicinity. It was in sharp contrast to the enthusiasm voters in the Serilingampally Assembly constituency displayed during State polls barely six months ago.Read more on this here...

Till 3 p.m., polling has been slow in Hyderabad which reported just 29.47% preceded by Secunderabad (34.58%), Malkajgiri (37.69%) and Chevella (45.35%).​Read more on the polling percentage in Telangana here​

The Mangalhat police booked another case against BJP candidate Madhavi Latha and BJP followers for using dummy electronic voting machines (EVM) to manipulate voters in the locality. Officials said that they initially took two BJP workers into custody for manipulating the voters with fake EVMs. However, Madhavi Latha reached the police station and managed to free the men and also take away the seized dummy EVMs. 

Goshamahal ACP K. Venkat Reddy said that cases were booked against BJP workers Rakesh Goud and Bunny. “Later, Madhavi Latha was also booked for obstructing police and taking away the seized EVMs from the police custody,” said the official.Read more in this here

Telangana State Police seizures crossed the ₹192 crore mark on the day of polling. The seizures started on March 16 when the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into force: Telangana State DGP Ravi Gupta-Lavpreet Kaur

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.

Hyderabad records 29.47% turnout till 3 p.m.-Siddharth Kumar Singh

Voter turnout percentage in twin-cities till 1 pm according to police commissionerates

Cyberabad 35% 

Hyderabad 22%

Rachakonda 36% -Naveen Kumar

TPCC working president T Jagga Reddy casts his vote in Sangareddy.- R. Ravikanth Reddy

The war room in Telangana State Police Headquarters installed with mega screens relaying real time video feeds from across the state.

As many as 35 officials across departments are monitoring the video feed 24X7 and coordinating with their respective departments for immediate action.-Lavpreet Kaur

Hours after a video became viral of the Hyderabad Bharatiya Janata Party contestant Madhavi Latha Kompella demanding burqa-clad voters to show their faces, the Malakpet police registered a case against her. The incident panned out at a polling station in Malakpet.- Naveen Kumar

Bypoll - Secunderabad Cantonment Assembly Constituency records 29.03% voter turnout until 1 p.m.Siddharth Kumar Singh

A case is registered in Malakpet Police Station against Smt Madhavi Latha, Contesting candidate, BJP under sections 171C, 186, 505(1)(c) of IPC and Section 132 of the Representation of the People Act

- Collector and District Magistrate, Hyderabad

Peddapalli District Collector and the Returning Officer Muzammil Khan assists an elderly person reach the polling booth in a wheel-chair in Rangampalli of Peddapalli Lok Sabha constituency. P. Sridhar

Hyderabad BJP candidate Kompella Madhavi Latha creates controversy by checking voter ID cards of Muslim women at a polling station.

BRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao reiterates that regional parties will play a key role in the formation of next government at the Centre. He makes the comments after casting his vote at Chintamadaka in Siddipet segment along with his wife.

Secunderabad registers 15.77% polling by 11 am as per ECI appSwathi V

Cyberabad Police Commissioner Avinash Mohanty, DCP Balanagar T. Srinivasa Rao and ACP Balanagar G. Hanumantha Rao, visited the polling station at Chaitanya Vidya Niketan School in Magdum Nagar to monitor the polling process and bandobast.Lavpreet Kaur

Bypoll - Secunderabad Cantonment Assembly Constituency records 16.34% voter turnout until 11 a.mSiddharth Kumar Singh

BJP candidate for Hyderabad, Kompella Madhavi Latha makes an issue at a polling station about staff not verifying facial identity.

Telangana registers voter turnout of 24.31 per cent at 11 am. The polling was 9.51% in the first two hours ( 7a.m. to 9 a.m.).M. Rajeev

The roads leading to iconic Charminar in Hyderabad wear deserted look due to 144 section as part of the Lok Sabha election in Hyderabad on Monday.

Telangana government declared paid holiday to all employees/workers working in the factories, shops & establishments and industrial undertakings/establishments on May 13 (Monday) to enable the electorate to exercise their vote for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 and by-elections to Secunderabad Cantonment constituency.

A scene of the deserted IT corridor of Hyderabad on polling day for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. With the companies declaring holiday, the otherwise bustling areas from offices to those hosting hostels have fallen silent.

​Voter turnout ​in ​Hyderabad​’s famous IT corridor and neighbourhood, falling under the ​Chevella Lok Sabha constituency​, has been moderate with exceptions such as this polling booth in Gowlidoddi where there is a stream of people.

Dr. Kadiyam Kavya, the Congress candidate for the Warangal Lok Sabha constituency, along with her father, MLA Kadiyam Srihari, exercised their voting rights at the community hall in Hanamakonda’s Teachers Colony Phase-I on Monday. Aroori Ramesh, the BJP candidate from the Warangal Parliamentary constituency, cast his vote at polling booth number 175 of Bishop Beretta School in Fathima Nagar in Hanamkonda.

Kadiyam Kavya, Aroori Ramesh cast their votes in Warangal

Congress and BJP candidates in Warangal Lok Sabha constituency exercise voting rights, urge electorate to participate in electoral process.

EVM malfunction reportedly delayed the polling at Anjanapuram in Konijerla mandal of Khammam district. Polling resumed after the polling officials promptly resolved the technical glitch. 

A voter turnout of 12.24% was recorded in Khammam Lok Sabha constituency till 9 a.m. 

Polling is underway in 1896 polling stations across the constituency, spread over Khammam and Bhadradri Kothagudem districts, amid tight security arrangements2.P. Sridhar

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi cast his vote. Later, speaking to the media he said, “Forget about individuals. For about cult following. The country is bigger than any individual. Don’t vote for any individual. Vote for the country. Vote for a party.” Reports Syed Mohammed

In the first tow hours of polling in the Lok Sabha elections 2024 in Telangana, the lowest voter turnout of 5.06% was seen in Hyderabad, 5.4% in Secunderabad and voting in Malkajgiri constituency was a shade higher at 6.2%.

13 of 17 LS constituencies in Telangana heading towards 70% voting mark  

Telangana registers 52.34% voting in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls 2024, till 3 p.m.

A few voters, reportedly affiliated to Bharat Rashtra Samithi, at Kanumukkala village of Bhoodan Pochampally in Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district (Bhongir Lok Sabha constituency) stage protest and call to boycott polling. This is in protest that officials are not buying their rain-soaked paddy today. The village has about 1,800 voters.Reports B. Pradeep

Polling in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Telangana began on a brisk note in Malkajgiri parliamentary constituency on Monday morning. Even before 7 a.m., voters started queuing up outside polling booths. At the Zilla Parishad Boys High School in Old Alwal, all the four polling booths wi

Hassle free polling commences in Malkajgiri LS constituency

Smooth voting process in Telangana's Lok Sabha elections as people stood in queue from morning and first-time voters expressing excitement.

Amid cloudy weather in the peak summer, polling got off to an enthusiastic start in Karimnagar with many voters mainly senior citizens flocking to the polling booths to exercise their franchise in the first hour.

Those who voted in the initial hours of polling included the BJP candidate Bandi Sanjay, the BRS candidate B Vinod Kumar and the Congress party candidate V Rajender Rao.Reports P. Sridhar

On a cool May Monday morning, citizens of Hyderabad turned up in large numbers to vote right from the word go on May 13, 2024.

Voting begins on a brisk note in Hyderabad, Chevella, Secunderabad LS constituencies

Hyderabad citizens turn out in large numbers for brisk polling in Lok Sabha elections, with strict no-cellphone rule enforced.

Voting for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Telangana began at 7 a.m. of May 13, 2024. The State registered 9.48% polling in the first two hours, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

K. Madhavi Latha, BJP candidate for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat, casted her vote.​

The recent rain spell may have brought relief from the heatwave in certain parts of the State, but temperatures continue to hover between 36 to 40 degrees Celsius. With the Lok Sabha polls in Telangana scheduled for Monday, the Health department has taken measures for the well-being of voters. 

Medical teams, comprising Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs), and Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHAs), equipped with medical and oral rehydration solution (ORS) kits for emergencies have been stationed at polling stations across the State. 

As the voters get ready to exercise their franchise they will be writing the fortunes of three major political parties at the State level despite their vote matters for a government at the Centre.

Stakes are high for all three major parties — Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS). The Congress, which rode to power four months ago, will see a challenge to its government’s survival since the Opposition parties have been quite vocal about the very existence of it after the elections. 

The prevailing heat wave conditions in Telangana led the Election Commission of India (ECI) to increase the poll timings for the Lok Sabha elections by an hour in several constituencies.

The ECI said that people can now vote from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. while the earlier timing was from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Polling has been extended in all the Assembly segments in 12 Lok Sabha constituencies while in the remaining five Parliament constituencies the extended time will be applicable only in certain Assembly segments.