About 10 per cent polling was reported till 9 am with no untoward incident from anywhere in the 12 Assembly constituencies in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh where bypolls are being held on Tuesday.
The polling started at 7 am in the 12 constituencies, including five seats where ballot papers are being used. The polling will continue till 5 pm. The Election Commission is using 3-G mobile phones and other latest communication devices to obtain up to date information on polling.
I.V. Subba Rao, state chief electoral officer (CEO), spoke to the polling officials and also polling agents in Warangal where 3-G mobile phones have been provided. He also witnessed the polling via 3-G mobile phones. CC-cameras have been installed at some sensitive polling stations and they are connected to the CEO’s office in Hyderabad via Internet to monitor the polling in progress.