United Adilabad, which is considered to be an economically and socially backward district, in Telangana has recorded the highest polling percentage in the state at 75.6%. On the other hand, the most urban district of the state, Hyderabad, has unfortunately recorded a polling percentage of 50%. Poll Maths: Hyd Should Learn From Adilabad.
According to the Election Commission, the total voting percentage across the state was nearly 70%. The enthusiasm visible in rural voters who came out in huge numbers to vote was missing in those from the state capital. According to political analysts, a long weekend could have been a reason for low voter turnout in Hyderabad.
Many people took to Twitter to voice their concern of a low voter percentage. While some said that “people who protest against bad amenities, should have come out to vote and exercise their democratic right.” Some of them, however, believed that not voting is also a democratic right.
Some of them pointed out that there were huge number of deletions from voters list when people had gone to vote. Some of them also made fun of the Election Commission saying that missing votes could be more than voting percentage in Hyderabad.
All in all, Telangana polls reflected the paradox of the perceptions of rural and urban voters apart from the growing percentage of non-voters.
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