Huzurabad: The counting of votes for the esteemed Huzurabad assembly bypoll began on Tuesday early morning. The electoral battle became a battle of prestige for both chief minister Telangana K. Chandrasekar Rao (KCR) and BJP’s Eatala Rajender (who is a former aide and ex-TRS cabinet minister). Polling started at 8 a.m., and a total of 22 rounds of counting will be held.
In the fiercely contested by-election, 86.33 percent of nearly 2.37 lakh voters cast their votes. The poll percentage was 2.5 per cent higher than the turnout in 2018. Out of 2,36,837 voters, 2,05,053 cast their votes in the by-election, which was peaceful barring minor skirmishes between the TRS and BJP supporters.
A total of 30 candidates were in the fray in the by-election, caused by the resignation of Eatala Rajender after he was dropped from the state cabinet by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao following allegations of land grabbing.
19:00: Bharatiya Janata Party’s Eatala Rajender declared winner in Huzurabad by elections with a majority of 22,735 votes.
