Hyderabad: The polling for Lok Sabha elections ended in Hyderabad and in the state of Telangana at 6 PM after a day long process of voting that began at 7 AM on Monday, May 13.
In Telangana state, the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency recorded the lowest voter turnout so far. Till 5 pm, 39.17 percent of voters cast their votes.
The final numbers are yet to be released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), but the latest voter percentage at 5 PM across state stood at 61.16 percent.
Following is the assembly segment-wise voter turnout till 5 pm.
| Assembly segments in Hyderabad | Voter turnout in percent till 1 pm |
| Bahadurpura | 34.19 |
| Chandrayangutta | 38.24 |
| Charminar | 38.00 |
| Goshamahal | 44.05 |
| Karwan | 40.57 |
| Malakpet | 37.84 |
| Yakutpura | 41.30 |
In the entire Telangana, the voter turnout till 5 pm was 61.16 percent.
| Constituencies | 9 AM (% vote) | 11 AM | 1 PM | 3 PM | 5 PM |
| Hyderabad | 5.06 | 10.70 | 19.37 | 29.47 | 39.17 |
| Adilabad | 13.22 | 31.51 | 50.18 | 62.44 | 69.81 |
| Bhongir | 10.54 | 27.97 | 46.49 | 62.05 | 72.34 |
| Chevella | 8.29 | 20.35 | 34.56 | 45.35 | 53.15 |
| Karimnagar | 10.23 | 26.14 | 45.11 | 58.24 | 67.67 |
| Khammam | 12.24 | 31.56 | 50.63 | 63.67 | 70.76 |
| Mahbubabad | 11.94 | 30.70 | 48.81 | 61.40 | 68.60 |
| Mahbubnagar | 10.33 | 26.99 | 45.84 | 58.92 | 68.40 |
| Malkajgiri | 6.2 | 15.05 | 27.69 | 37.69 | 46.27 |
| Medak | 10.99 | 28.32 | 46.72 | 60.94 | 71.33 |
| Nagarkurnool | 9.81 | 27.74 | 45.88 | 57.17 | 66.53 |
| Nalgonda | 12.8 | 31.21 | 48.48 | 59.91 | 70.36 |
| Nizamabad | 10.91 | 28.26 | 45.67 | 58.70 | 67.96 |
| Peddapalle | 9.53 | 26.17 | 44.87 | 55.92 | 63.86 |
| Secunderabad | 5.4 | 15.77 | 24.91 | 34.58 | 42.48 |
| Warangal | 8.97 | 24.18 | 41.23 | 54.17 | 64.08 |
| Zaheerabad | 12.88 | 31.83 | 50.71 | 63.96 | 71.91 |
’90 pc of booths in Hyderabad compromised’, says BJP’s Madhavi Latha
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Hyderabad MP candidate Madhavi Latha, who has been booked for verifying the identities of some Hyderabad women in burqas at a polling station in the city, alleged that 90 percent of the booths are compromised.
She further claimed that the police do not want to instruct female constables to cross-check the details of the voters.
About an hour ago, Malakpet police booked a case against her under sections 171C, 186, and 505(1)(c) of the IPC, and Section 132 of the Representation of the People Act.
Earlier, she said, “I am a candidate. As per law candidate has the right to check the ID cards without the facemasks. I am not a man, I am a woman and with a lot of humbleness, I have only requested them – can I please see and verify with the ID cards. If somebody wants to make a big issue out of it, that means they are scared…”
She was also seen warning poll officers over face identification.
Meanwhile, polling for the 17 Lok Sabha seats, including the Hyderabad seat in Telangana, is underway, with voters standing in queues to exercise their franchise on Monday.
Take every election seriously, says Asaduddin Owaisi
Earlier, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi and Madhavi Latha also cast their vote.
After casting the vote, the AIMIM chief asked the people to take every election seriously, adding that the party would win the elections from the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency.
“Every election cannot be the same as it was 5 years ago. The challenges are different, and the issues are different. This is a very important, historic parliamentary election in our country. People have a different understanding of what they want for the country. Elections should always be taken seriously, whether it is a parliamentary election or a Panchayat election. An election is an election. We should always take our opponent seriously. We are confident that we will win elections with the blessings of the people,” Owaisi told reporters.
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy casts his vote in Telangana’s Barkatpura.
Meanwhile, former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and his wife Usha Naidu cast their votes at a polling booth in Hyderabad’s Jubilee Hills on Monday.
Assembly segment areas under Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency
Currently, the seven assembly segment areas under the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency are:
- Malakpet
- Karwan
- Goshamahal
- Charminar
- Chandrayangutta
- Yakutpura
- Bahadurpura
Hyderabad Lok Sabha seats
In Hyderabad, although many candidates have filed their nominations, the main contest is between AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi and BJP’s Madhavi Latha. The AIMIM has held the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat since 1984. The Congress has also fielded its Hyderabad district president, Sameer Waliullah, while the BRS has nominated Gaddam Srinivas.
Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, as an independent candidate, represented the constituency between 1984-89. From 1989 to 2004, the Lok Sabha constituency was represented by Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi as an AIMIM MP. Asaduddin Owaisi has been the MP from the Hyderabad constituency since 2004, and if he wins the seat again, it will be his fifth consecutive win.
