GHMC Hyderabad Election 2020 Voting day LIVE Updates: Voting for 150 wards ends

36.73% voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm in the GHMC election. 

29.76% polling has been recorded till 4 pm in the GHMC polls. 

25.34% polling has been recorded till 3 pm in the GHMC polls. 

11.54% polling has been recorded till 11 am in the greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections.

Home Minister of Telangana Mohammed Mahmood Ali, casts his vote at the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections, in Hyderabad 

Telangana continued to see a downward trend in daily COVID-19 cases with 502 fresh infections and three related deaths being reported, taking the tally to more than 2.70 lakh.

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 101, followed by Medchal Malkajgiri 46 and Bhadradri Kothagudem 33, a government bulletin said on Tuesday providing details as of 8 pm on November 30.

The toll rose to 1,461 with three more fatalities. As many as9,627 patients are under treatment and46,597 samples were tested on Sunday. Cumulatively, over 55 lakh samples have been tested till date.

3.96 % polling has been recorded till 9 am in the greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections.

The Joint Commissioner of Police for Central Hyderabad P Viswaprasad on Monday categorically denied reports of an attempt to murder BJP Telangana unit president Bandi Sanjay and said that some TV channels are spreading baseless rumours. "Some TV channels are showing incorrect news that there was an attempt to murder Bandi Sanjay. This information is wrong. Please don't believe such rumours," Viswaprasad said in a press release.

"An oral altercation occurred between two political groups leading to damage of glass of the car. A case is registered by the central zone police station. There is no injury to anyone," he added.

BJP leader G Vivek Venkataswamy has filed a Rs 100 crores defamation suit against Telangana Chief Minister KC Rao alleging that the latter dragged his name in a false case related to the recovery of cash during the Dubbaka by-elections. Venkataswamy told news agency ANI, "During the Dubbaka by-election, the police had found Rs 1 crore. Then the Chief Minister directed the police commissioner to link that case to me and file a false case against me just because I have been exposing the illegal activities of Rao."

"Rao has tried to drag me into a case not related to me and damage my reputation. So, I have filed a 100 crores defamation suit against him and a notice has been sent to him to apologise to me within 7 days or action will be taken," he added.

"Following all COVID Safety Protocols, casted my vote along with my family at Kachiguda Polling Station earlier this morning. Voting is our constitutional right and all of us must exercise it in the interest of an able administration," the BJP leader said.  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Hyderabad as part of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) election campaign would be a heavy blow for Chief Minister KC Rao's rule in Telangana beginning from capturing the GHMC, state BJP spokesperson NV Subhash said on Monday.

NV Subhash while speaking to ANI said, "Amit Shah visited the Bhagyalakshmi temple in the old city and participated in the campaign for GHMC elections. His visit would definitely change the mindset of the voters who believed till now in KCR as the champion of Telangana state." Subhash added that Amit Shah's visit to Hyderabad sent a strong message to the people that BJP was going to capture power in GHMC.