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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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)&#39;s state President K. Laxman is contesting from Musheerabad in Hyderabad, while AIMIM&#39;s firebrand leader Akbaruddin Owaisi is seeking election from Chandrayangutta, also in Hyderabad, for a fifth consecutive term.

Suhasini is trying her luck from Kukatpally, a constituency in Greater Hyderabad. Suhasini, whose father N. Harikrishna died in a road accident recently, is banking on voters who have their roots in Andhra Pradesh.

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		ఒక్క ఓటు.. చరిత్ర గతిని మారుస్తుంది<br />
		ఒక్క ఓటు .. మన భవితను మారుస్తుంది..<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vote?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Vote</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TelanganaElections2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TelanganaElections2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TelanganaElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TelanganaElections</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/electionday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#electionday</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/govote?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#govote</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/yourvotematters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#yourvotematters</a> <a href="https://t.co/fOie5aYr2q">pic.twitter.com/fOie5aYr2q</a></p>
	&mdash; Telugu Desam (@JaiTDP) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaiTDP/status/1070865440820289537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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		నా ఒక్క ఓటుతో ఏమవుతుందిలే<br />
		అన్న నిర్లక్ష్యం వద్దు<br />
		మీ ఓటే ప్రజాస్వామ్యానికి బలం<br />
		ఓటు హక్కు వినియోగించుకోకుండా<br />
		మంచి భవిష్యత్తు గురించి ఎలా ఊహిస్తాం?<br />
		కదలండి! ఓటు వేసి మీ బాధ్యతను నెరవేర్చండి. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vote?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Vote</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TelanganaElections2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TelanganaElections2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/govote?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#govote</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/yourvotematters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#yourvotematters</a></p>
	&mdash; Telugu Desam (@JaiTDP) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaiTDP/status/1070865445958246400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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		Telangana: Actor Allu Arjun stands in a queue to cast his vote at booth no. 152 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/5kuui5v5Wy">pic.twitter.com/5kuui5v5Wy</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1070872658852634624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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		Telangana: Actor Akkineni Nagarjuna and his wife &amp; actor Amala Akkineni stand in a queue to cast their votes at booth no. 151 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/IZpOhBmyTU">pic.twitter.com/IZpOhBmyTU</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1070872175576576000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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		ఇవాళ ఎన్నికల రోజు! తెలంగాణలో ఉన్న నా సోదర సోదరీమణులందరూ పెద్ద సంఖ్యలో వచ్చి ఓటు వెయ్యమని కోరుతున్నాను.... ప్రత్యేకించి నా యువ మిత్రులందరూ తమ ఓటు హక్కును వినియోగించుకొని ప్రజాస్వామ్యాన్ని మరింత సుసంపన్నం చేయమని ప్రార్థిస్తున్నాను...</p>
	&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1070868270285246464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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	Congress party&#39;s Telangana unit chief N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, who may emerge as a strong contender for the post of the chief minister is contesting for a third consecutive term.</div>

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	BJP&#39;s state President K Laxman is contesting from Musheerabad in Hyderabad.</div>

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	TDP founder N T Rama Rao&#39;s granddaughter N Suhasini will try her luck from Kukatpally, a constituency in Greater Hyderabad.</div>

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		Voting is not only our right, it&#39;s our power. With our vote, comes our power to choose, to question, to speak up and to support each other. Exercise your right, Telangana. Go out and vote! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TelanganaElections2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TelanganaElections2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/Tcr6scB8e6">pic.twitter.com/Tcr6scB8e6</a></p>
	&mdash; Telangana Congress (@INCTelangana) <a href="https://twitter.com/INCTelangana/status/1070865236129853440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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		Hyderabad: Voting is yet to begin at the polling station at GHMC Indoor Stadium, Amberpet due to a technical problem. Voting in the state began at 7 am today, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TelanganaElections2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TelanganaElections2018</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1070864855274569729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Akbaruddin Owaisi is seeking election from Chandrayangutta, in Hyderabad, for a fifth consecutive term.</div>

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	<strong>Prominent parties and candidates contesting for Telangana Assembly Elections 2018</strong></div>
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	KCR&#39;s nephew and cabinet minister T. Harish Rao appears set to retain Siddipet seat for the fourth term in a row. Considered a powerful leader in the ruling party, he also won two by-elections from the same seat.</div>

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	<strong>Prominent parties and candidates contesting for Telangana Assembly Elections 2018</strong></div>
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	TRS leader and interim Chief Minister K Chandrasekar Rao&#39;s son -- K T Rama Rao is aiming for a third term from Sircilla constituency.</div>