Telangana Votes: Security Topped, Candidates Prepped, Nation Awaits Results

Necessary arrangements have been made for the counting of votes in the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana. About 10,000 personnel are set to take part in the exercise on Tuesday. The voting saw a 66.3% turnout, and the main contest is between Congress, BRS, and BJP, with notable candidates vying for seats.

Necessary arrangements are in place for counting votes in Telangana's 17 Lok Sabha constituencies. Approximately 10,000 personnel are ready to participate in the process, which begins Tuesday at 8 am in 34 centers, officials confirmed.

The vote counting will start simultaneously for postal ballots and EVM votes at all constituencies. Postal ballots will be handled in separate halls. A stringent three-layer security cordon has been established, with 12 companies of central forces deployed to guard strongrooms. Vote counting for the Secunderabad Cantonment assembly constituency bypoll will also commence at 8 am on June 4.

Telangana recorded a 66.3% voter turnout. The primary contenders are Congress, BRS, and BJP. In the 2019 elections, BRS secured nine seats, BJP four, Congress three, and AIMIM one. High-profile candidates include Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, Bandi Sanjay, D Arvind (BJP), former Union Minister Balram Naik (Congress), former IPS officer R S Praveen Kumar (BRS), and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. The CM and TPCC president, A Revanth Reddy, held a teleconference with party contestants providing crucial instructions. The bypoll results for Secunderabad Cantonment are awaited due to the death of BRS MLA G Lasya Nanditha.