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Telangana Elections 2023: Roundup from Voter turnout to Exit polls

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Telangana Elections Roundup

This year Telangana witnessed the longest poll season compared to the other four states, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Mizoram, where elections have already been held, preceded by a high-octane campaign from all the parties ahead of the polls. Telangana went on to vote on November 30, with 70.60% voter turnout recorded. In 2018 elections, Telangana recorded 73.74%. Key districts have recorded voter turnout as follows:

Yakutpura recorded the lowest percentage in the whole State with 27.87%, the apathy of the urban voter is reflected from the polling percentage that crawled to 46.56% in Hyderabad district that is way worse than the 50.31% recorded during the previous Assembly elections in 2018.

Inclusive participation:

The voting for the 119-member Telangana assembly was held in a single phase, seeing inclusive participation from wide spectrum of people, including young first-time voters, elderly and PwD and third-gender voters making their mark on the polling day.

Big names make their mark on polling day:

The election day saw actors like Mahesh Babu, Allu Arjun, Ram Charan, Rajasekhar, Brahmanandam, Sai Dharam Tej, Vijay Devarakonda, and others, franchising their voting rights.

Even, Tripura Governor Nallu Indrasena Reddy on Thursday casted his vote in Hyderabad and requested people of the state to step out and vote in large numbers and celebrate democracy. Indrasena Reddy said that today is not a holiday, adding that it’s a day of festival and everyone should cast their vote.

“Today cannot be declared a holiday, it’s a day of the festival and everyone should cast their vote. I request the people of Telangana to vote in large numbers and celebrate democracy,” the Tripura governor said.

Key battles of Telangana war among the heavy weights:

  • High volt Kamareddi area saw 39 in the fight with CM KCR (also contesting from Gajwel seat) vs Congress’ Revanth Reddy (Malkajgiri MP, also contesting from Kodangal); a total of seven candidates on this seat (excluding KCR) are also contesting from other seats.
  • In Gajwel CM KCR faced 44 others his rivals included BJP’s Eatala Rajender and Congress’ Thoomkunta Narsa Reddy; excluding KCR, six candidates were fighting from elsewhere too.
  • In Sircilla KCR’s son KT Rama Rao who had previously won in 2014 and 2018 took upon Congress’ Kondam Karuna Mahender Reddy and BJP’s Gogula Rani Rudrama Reddy.
  • The Jubilee Hills constituency saw Mohd Azharuddin (Congress)  against Maganti Gopinath (BRS) and MD Rashed Farazuddin (AIMIM) and Lankala Reddy (BJP)
  • In Goshamahal it was battle among BJP’s T Raja Singh vs Congress’ Mogili Sunitha and BRS’ Nand Kishore Vyas
  • Chandrayangutta saw AIMIM’s Akbaruddin Owaisi in fray with Congress’ B Nagesh, BJP’s Kowdi Mahender and BRS’ Muppi Seetharam Reddy.
It is important to note that, since the implementation of the model code of conduct, law enforcement agencies have confiscated assets totaling around Rs.737 crore, encompassing cash, gold, liquor, and complimentary items. Also, the seats that were won with a thin margin in last 2018 elections, are in focus this time.

Exit Polls:

With all the political parties keeping their fingers crossed, the various exit polls have predicted a direct contest between the ruling BRS and Congress, with some speculations of hung assembly are also in the fray.

Some of the key exit poll surveys for total119 seats are as follows:

  • India TV-CNX predicts congress to win: Congress: 63-79 seats, BRS: 31-47 seats, BJP: 2-4 seats, AIMIM: 5-7 seats
  • Chanakya prediction: BJP: + 7 ± 5, Congress:+ 71 ± 9, BRS: 33 ± 9, Others: 8
  • Republic-MATRIZE predicts hung house: BRS: 46-56 seats, Congress: 58-68 seats, BJP: 4-9 seats, AIMIM: 5-7 seats
  • Polstrat predicts tight fight between Congress and BJP: BRS: 48-58 seats, Congress: 49-59 seats, BJP: 5-10 seats, AIMIM: 6-8 seats
  • TimesNow predicts majority for BRS: BRS: 66, Congress: 37, BJP: 7, Others: 9
  • Jan Ki Baat exit poll predicts win for Congress: Congress:48-64, BRS: 40-55, BJP: 7-13, AIMIM 4-7
  • CNN poll of polls predicts hung assembly: Congress:56, BRS:48, BJP:10, MIM: 5

In all the exit polls conducted on Thursday indicated a closely contested electoral competition in Telangana between the Congress and the BRS, with the majority of polling agencies leaning towards a favorable outcome for the Congress. The neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh’s politics will be very volatile, depending on the result of Telangana Elections. The Telugu Desam led by Chandrababu has high stakes in Telangana Congress, Janasena led by Pawan Kalyan is fighting elections in 8 seats in alliance with BJP. With Exit Polls, promising good yields for Congress, Telugu Desam has already started their politics around the same.

While the BRS seeks to retain power for a third straight term, Congress is trying to topple the KCR government with all their might in this Telangana war. BJP has much to lose in this elections with regards to the their South Plan. After Karnataka, debacle BJP needs a win desperately and it doesn’t look good for them in Telangana.

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