write a news report about GHMC election
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New Delhi: In Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) election on Tuesday (December 1) witnessed a low turnout as merely 35 per cent of the 74 lakh-odd voters turned up to cast their votes. Polling, however, passed off peacefully, but repoll was ordered in ward number 26 owing to a symbol mix-up involving the two Left parties-- CPI and CPI (M), according to reports.
Ballot papers were used in a total of 150 wards of the corporation. The polling began at 7 AM and concluded at 6 PM and went off peacefully without any major incident. The voter turnout was 35.80 per cent till 5 PM and the final poll percentage would be released after compilation and as per the procedures, official sources told PTI.
The Telangana State Election Commission (SEC) ordered repolling in all 69 polling stations of Ward number 26 after it was found that the symbol of CPI(M) was printed in the ballot paper instead of CPI, an official release said, adding that the repoll would be held on December 3.
As many as 74.44 lakh voters were supposed to exercise their franchise while 1,122 candidates were in the fray in a battle between the ruling TRS and the opposition BJP and Congress.
Criticising the ruling TRS over the low turnout, BJP leader and Union MoS (Home) G Kishan Reddy said it should "hang its head in shame," alleging that the TRS used the SEC for its "selfish politics" and indulged in misuse of power.