Warangal LS bypoll: Counting begins

The bypoll was necessitated following the resignation of sitting TRS MP K Srihari after he became Telangana Deputy CM

Counting of votes in the bye-election held on November 21, which recorded over 68% polling, to Warangal Lok Sabha constituency began here this morning.

The counting is being done at the Enumamula market yard. Seven hall have been set up to carry out the exercise from 8 a.m. The counting of postal ballots has been taken up first.

There are a total of 15,09,671 voters in the constituency.

Though as many as 23 candidates are in the fray, the main contest is considered to be among P Dayakar of the ruling TRS, Congress nominee and former Union Minister Sarvey Satyanarayana and P Devaiah (BJP) on behalf of the BJP-TDP combine.

Section 144 of CrPC has been imposed at the venue to as a precautionary measure.

The bypoll was necessitated following the resignation of sitting TRS MP K Srihari after he became Telangana Deputy Chief Minister.