GHMC polls concluded at 6 pm with a voter turnout nearly 36 per cent till 5 pm

The Greater Hyderabad Municipality Corporation (GHMC) election on Tuesday concluded at 6 pm with a voter turnout nearly 36 per cent till 5 pm. Around 30 per cent voters cast their votes in the elections till 4 pm, election officials said. According to SEC, 29.76 per cent electorate cast their votes with two more hours left for the polling process to end. Meanwhile, SEC has also banned the broadcast for exit polls till December 3, 6 pm in view of the re-polling that has been scheduled for Old Malaket (Ward No.



26)

Like in the previous municipal polls, voter indifference marked GHMC elections this time too with the Covid-19 pandemic and series of holidays further bringing down the turnout. The turnout remained dull throughout the day as few voters turned up to cast their votes, despite appeal by the poll authorities, all political parties, NGOs and celebrities to improve the polling percentage.

The polling in the GHMC was held from 7 am to 6 pm in all the 69 polling stations by replacing the Returning Officer too.