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GHMC Results: BJP, TRS neck-and-neck in battle; AIMIM bags Mehdipatnam Ward
04-December-2020

Counting of votes in the keenly-fought Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections began here at 8 AM on Friday. The Telangana State Election Commission (SEC) has set up counting centres at 30 places in the city amid tight security arrangements for the process. Out of the total 150 wards in the GHMC, polling was held for 149 wards on December 1 anda fresh poll was conducted on Thursday in one ward (Old Malakpet). Repolling had to be conducted in the Old Malakpet ward after an error was noticed in the ballot paper during polling on December 1. The polling on December 1 witnessed a 46.55 per cent (34.50 lakh)turnout of voters out of the total 74.67 lakh electors.

Ballot papers were used for the election and consequently, the results are likely to be known in the evening. The SEC had decided to conduct the election with ballot papers after consultation with major parties, the Health department in view of COVID-19 pandemic and keeping in view other relevant issues, it said earlier.

While the TRS contested all seats, the BJP fielded candidates in 149 divisions, the Congress in 146, the TDP in 106, the MIM in 51, the CPI in 17 and the CPI-M in 12 divisions. Other recognised parties fielded 76 candidates while 415 independents also tested their political fortunes. The mayor�s post is reserved for a woman this time.