Telangana Assembly Elections 2023 live: Voting concludes in Telangana
A total of 3.17 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise to elect legislators for a 119-member Assembly.
Voting concludes in Telangana
CHENNAI: After days of high-decibel campaigning by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), and the Congress, the voting began in 119 constituencies in Telangana on Saturday.
The ruling BRS is seeking a third term of governance on the basis of the party's performance and promises over the past 10 years. The Congress is talking of support in its favour to form its first government in the state and the BJP is also promising to end "misrule and corruption" of the Bharat Rasthra Samithi.
All preparations for voting in the districts have been completed.
A total of 3.17 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise to elect legislators for a 119-member Assembly.
A total of 2,290 candidates from 109 parties including the national and regional parties are in the fray.
Live Updates
- 30 Nov 2023 4:28 PM IST
Actor Mahesh Babu cast his vote at a polling booth in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad today
#WATCH | Telangana Elections | Actor Mahesh Babu cast his vote at a polling booth in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad today. pic.twitter.com/SrsJky2FDk
— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2023 
30 Nov 2023 3:15 PM ISTAfter casting his vote, Vijay Deverakonda says, "I heard that the polling percentage is a little low. I request all the young boys and girls who have their voting ID and election card to come and vote. Come with your families and vote, you should do it."
- 30 Nov 2023 3:03 PM IST
"Telangana people are also saying that Congress will sweep the election. We will win all the five states. That is what the general impression is," says Congress MP KC Venugopal.
- 30 Nov 2023 2:00 PM IST
State BJP president and MP G Kishan Reddy writes to the Election Commission of India and the Chief Electoral Officer of the state alleging "electoral malpractices by BRS candidates and their workers".
- 30 Nov 2023 1:56 PM IST
AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi casts his vote at a polling booth in Hyderabad.
VIDEO | AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi casts his vote at a polling booth in Hyderabad. #TelanganaElections2023#AssemblyElectionsWithPTI pic.twitter.com/tuLgu93sLJ
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 30, 2023 - 30 Nov 2023 1:48 PM IST
"Deepfakes are becoming a problem and it was the BJP that used it for the first time in politics. Now, deepfakes are being used cutting across political lines," says Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on the usage of deepfakes in Telangana poll campaigning.
- 30 Nov 2023 1:42 PM IST
"More than expectation, it's about hope. It's not only about what you want," says actor Ram Pothineni after casting his vote at a polling booth in Hyderabad.
- 30 Nov 2023 1:38 PM IST
Bandi Sanjay Kumar casts his vote in Karimnagar.
VIDEO | BJP leader @bandisanjay_bjp casts his vote in Karimnagar for #TelanganaAssemblyElections2023. pic.twitter.com/ksJxarVR7m
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 30, 2023
