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Telangana elections 2023 LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the people of Telangana to vote in record numbers on Thursday
Telangana Assembly Elections 2023 LIVE: 63.94 per cent voter turnout recorded until 5pm
Polling started amid tight security arrangements in all 119 Assembly constituencies in Telangana on Thursday morning. Voting began at 7 am and will conclude at 6 pm. Separated from Andrhra Pradesh in 2014, Telangana is the youngest state in the country and is set to elect representatives for the third time. As many as 2,290 candidates from 109 national and regional parties including 221 women and one transgender are in the fray. The Telangana assembly has a total of 119 seats and a party needs to win 60 or more seats to gain majority.
First Published: Nov 30 2023 | 9:27 AM IST