Officials said that 42 per cent polling was recorded till 12 noon in the by poll to the Banswada assembly constituency of Nizamabad district today. “The by poll is taking place very peacefully,” said officials.
The by poll was necessitated as TDP MLA Mr Pocharam Srinivasa reddy quit the party and assembly and joined the TRS, the main political party spearheading the Telangana agitation.
While congress has put up its candidate in the by poll, the TDP kept off the by election saying that no party should contest the by poll for the sake of Telangana. The polling began in 186 polling booths in 117 polling centers across the constituency.
The by poll has gained significance as the polling officials arranged live web cameras at all polling stations for live telecast of the polling process which is taking place amid heavy police security.
The polling, which began at 8 am, will continue till 5 pm and the officials said all voters who stand in the queues at closing hours will be allowed to vote.
