Telangana voted today to choose the winner after Congress-TDP, TRS and BJP's high voltage campaigns.

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	Voting for Telangana assembly elections 2018 has ended with about a 70 percent turnaround. Elections ended on a peaceful note, barring minor incidents.</div>
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	This is the first full-fledged election in India&#39;s youngest election. In the 2014 elections held in united Andhra Pradesh, Telangana had registered a voter turnout of 68.9 percent.</div>
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	The polling, which began on a dull note at 7 a.m., picked up after 9. Long queues of voters including women were seen especially in rural areas.</div>
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	Chief Electoral Officer Rajath Kumar said barring sporadic incidents, the polling was peaceful and smooth in all 32,815 polling stations across 31 districts.</div>
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	In some polling centres, the process started late due to technical glitches in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).</div>
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	Of the total electorate, nearly half are women. There were 1,821 candidates, including Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao and his 14 cabinet colleagues.</div>
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	Congress candidate Vamshichand Reddy was injured in stone pelting by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Nagarkurnool district. He was admitted to a hospital.</div>
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	Tension prevailed in Kodangal constituency where the midnight arrest of Congress Working President Revanth Reddy on December 4 had triggered a huge row, leading to transfer of Vikarabad District Superintendent of Police by the Election Commission.</div>
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	Voters at several places complained that their names were missing from the voters&#39; list. Some voters staged protests after officials did not allow them to exercise their franchise in the absence of voter slips.</div>
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	Prominent people whose names were missing from the voter&#39;s list include family members of Finance Minister E. Rajender. Shuttler Jwala Gutta tweeted that her name was missing from the list.</div>
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	Many celebrities including superstar Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Junior NTR, tennis star Sania Mirza and ace shuttler P.V. Sindhu voted but this failed to enthuse the voters as overall turnout remained less than 40 per cent by 3 p.m.</div>
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	Chief Minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) President cast his vote in his village in Siddipet district and exuded confidence that his party will retain power with a huge majority.</div>
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	Over 50,000 security personnel, including 18,860 from neighbouring states and central forces, were deployed as part of the security arrangements.</div>

Telangana election highlights: 70% voting recorded; exit polls see TRS win

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		Urging the people of Rajasthan and Telangana to cast their votes for growth &amp; development in the State<br />
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		राजस्थान और तेलंगाना की जनता से अपील करता हूं कि आज भारी संख्या में वोट देकर लोकतंत्र को शक्तिशाली बनाने में योगदान दें, आपका वोट प्रदेश के विकास की गति को सुनिश्चित करेगा <a href="https://t.co/WMXLk9mQBV">pic.twitter.com/WMXLk9mQBV</a></p>
	&mdash; Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) <a href="https://twitter.com/PiyushGoyal/status/1070853407622262784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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		Vote for the development of Telangana. మార్పు కోసం బిజెపి <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoVoteBJP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoVoteBJP</a> <a href="https://t.co/YTO3Fgfvyf">pic.twitter.com/YTO3Fgfvyf</a></p>
	&mdash; BJP ANDHRA PRADESH (@BJP4Andhra) <a href="https://twitter.com/BJP4Andhra/status/1070898144165158912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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		Good morning, People of Rajasthan and Telangana. Today is the day you get to decide the future of your states. Go and vote for inclusive progress, Exercise your right to vote <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CongressIsWinning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CongressIsWinning</a></p>
	&mdash; MumbaiCongress (@INCMumbai) <a href="https://twitter.com/INCMumbai/status/1070884698799398912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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		TRS MP K Kavitha stands in a queue to cast her vote at polling booth no. 177 in Pothangal, Nizamabad. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TelanganaElection2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TelanganaElection2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/3sQskAJzUs">pic.twitter.com/3sQskAJzUs</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1070897127637696512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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		Actor Chiranjeevi stands in a queue to cast his vote at polling booth no. 148 in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TelanganaElections2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TelanganaElections2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/mcjiXL12mr">pic.twitter.com/mcjiXL12mr</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1070896426316517376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<strong><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/elections/will-telangana-s-exemplary-economic-performance-help-trs-politically-118120500605_1.html?1544154400" target="_blank">Facts about Telangana election</a></strong>: Almost a decade is over after the disruptive farm debt waiver was awarded by the then UPA government nationwide in 2008-09. Telangana was first to announce it at the state level after its inception, and made farm loan waiver their biggest rhetoric point after Telugu identity to convince the electorate in the 2014 assembly polls.

<strong>Voter turnout till 9 am is 8.97%</strong>

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		On this important day, I urge every Telangana voter - make your vote count. It is the most precious right, privilege &amp; responsibility to hold your leaders accountable for their actions and a chance to shape our future. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TelanganaElections2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TelanganaElections2018</a></p>
	&mdash; Uttam Kumar Reddy (@UttamTPCC) <a href="https://twitter.com/UttamTPCC/status/1070884728822091776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<strong>Facts about Telangana election:</strong> Out of total 2,80,64,684 voters in the electoral roll 1,41,56,182 are males while 1,39,05,811 are females.

Keeping in view the &#39;vigorous&#39; voting awareness campaign undertaken in the State the State Election Commission has expressed hope that polling percentage may take an upswing compared to 68.9 per cent registered in Telangana during the 2014 elections held in united Andhra Pradesh.

Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyan Srihari cast his vote in Warangal.

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		Telangana: Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyan Srihari cast his vote in Warangal. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TelanganaElections2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TelanganaElections2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/MLrZdGI4Dc">pic.twitter.com/MLrZdGI4Dc</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1070879905238396928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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		Appealing to the citizens of Telangana to exercise their right to vote today. Remember that every vote counts and will make a difference. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TelanganaElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TelanganaElections</a></p>
	&mdash; N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) <a href="https://twitter.com/ncbn/status/1070877664003510273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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		Telangana: BJP&#39;s G Kishan Reddy casts his vote at polling booth no.7 in Kachiguda, Hyderabad. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TelanganaElections2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TelanganaElections2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/HRuneW8maY">pic.twitter.com/HRuneW8maY</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1070875867348377601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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