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 9:43 AM IST
#WATCH | Polling for 119 seats in Telangana is underway across the state
— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2023
Visuals from Nizamabad pic.twitter.com/9KP6ZfVEm7 
30 Nov 2023 9:42 AM IST"All of my brothers and sisters of Nizamabad constituency, please step out and participate in voting in maximum numbers and further strengthen our democracy," says BJP MP Arvind Dharmapuri.
- 30 Nov 2023 9:37 AM IST
Former cricketer and Congress Jubilee Hills MLA candidate Mohammad Azharuddin casts his vote in Hyderabad.
"It is important to vote. If you don't vote, then you don't have any right to question," says former cricketer and Congress Jubilee Hills MLA candidate Mohammad Azharuddin.
#WATCH | Former cricketer and Congress Jubilee Hills MLA candidate Mohammad Azharuddin casts his vote in Hyderabad#TelanganaElections2023 pic.twitter.com/HTwZz3xMsO
— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2023 - 30 Nov 2023 9:01 AM IST
Telangana BJP chief G Kishan Reddy urges people to exercise their right to vote
"People should exercise their right to vote. I appeal to the public to fulfil their responsibility. I want to tell the public that today is the chance to choose your government. People should look at the candidate or party, not be lured by liquor and other things. We don't need MLAs from other parties. We will form the government on our own in the State. We will get the majority in Telangana," Union Minister and Telangana BJP chief G Kishan Reddy says.
- 30 Nov 2023 8:50 AM IST
"I would like to tell the youth, women, and senior citizens of the State that they must vote for those who brought development," says Telangana Minister Chamakura Malla Reddy after casting his vote.
- 30 Nov 2023 8:45 AM IST
Actor Chiranjeevi Konidela with his family arrives at Jubilee Hills Club polling station in Hyderabad to cast votes.
- 30 Nov 2023 8:42 AM IST
A specially-abled person arrives at a polling booth in Vattepally, Hyderabad to cast his vote.
VIDEO | A specially-abled person arrives at a polling booth in Vattepally, Hyderabad to cast his vote for #TelanganaElections2023.#AssemblyElectionswithPTI pic.twitter.com/rhk0DFpb89
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 30, 2023 - 30 Nov 2023 8:41 AM IST
"I request each and every one of you to come and cast your vote responsibly," says actor Allu Arjun after casting his vote in Hyderabad.
- 30 Nov 2023 8:34 AM IST
A senior citizen being helped to arrive at a polling booth, in a wheelchair, in Jubilee Hills.
#WATCH | Telangana Elections | A senior citizen being helped to arrive at a polling booth, in a wheelchair, in Jubilee Hills.
— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2023
The state is voting for the Assembly elections today. pic.twitter.com/KsrFJLjmCb - 30 Nov 2023 8:34 AM IST
Voting halted for the last 30 minutes at Booth No. 253, R&B Building in Kamareddy Assembly constituency due to a malfunction of the EVM machine.
#WATCH | Telangana Elections | Voting halted for the last 30 minutes at Booth No. 253, R&B Building in Kamareddy Assembly constituency due to a malfunction of the EVM machine here. pic.twitter.com/2EOcA0n0Uq
— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2023
