72% voting in Siddipet municipality polls

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Press Trust of India Sangaredddy (Tel)
Last Updated : Apr 06 2016 | 9:42 PM IST
A healthy 72 per cent voting was today recorded in polls to Siddipet municipality which was by and large peaceful.
The civic body has 34 wards, of which representatives from 6 wards have been elected unopposed.
A total of 122 candidates are in the fray for the remaining 28 wards, where an average 72 per cent voting was recorded, official sources said.
Polling was delayed in a booth due to technical problem in electronic voting machine which was rectified immediately, they said.
Police used canes to disperse mobs near two polling stations.
All the 6 unanimously elected ward members belong to the ruling TRS.
Siddipet is represented in the Telangana Assembly by T Harish Rao, Minister for Irrigation and Legislative Affairs.
The votes will be counted on April 11.
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First Published: Apr 06 2016 | 9:42 PM IST

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