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    GHMC Election Results: TRS emerges single largest party, but BJP has many reasons to celebrate

    04 Dec, 2020 | 09:46:27 PM IST
    GHMC Election Results: TRS emerges single largest party, but BJP has many reasons to celebrate
    TRS has emerged the single largest party in the Hyderabad civic polls, BJP comes a well-fought second.
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    09:46:13 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    OFFICIAL: FINAL RESULT

    OFFICIAL: FINAL RESULT
    08:13:32 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    BJP emerges second best, but has several reasons to celebrate

    • BJP has for emerged the second largest party , improving its share of seats and votes by nearly ten times
    • When results are final it may end up with 49 wards, only 7 behind TRS. Last time it won only 4.
    • BJP emerged second in almost all the wards that it lost to either the ruling TRS or AIMIM
    • BJP thus signals it could fill the vacuum in Opposition created by the Congress, and emerge as an alternative to TRS
    BJP emerges second best, but has several reasons to celebrate
    08:02:03 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    TRS single largest party, but not much to celebrate

    • TRS has scraped through to emerge as the single largest party, but did not cross the halfway mark
    • TRS may end up with 56 seats, much less than the 99 it won last time
    • With ex-officio votes of 52, the total electoral college strength of GHMC reaches 202.
    • The TRS hopes to secure the Mayor’s post with the help of its friend AIMIM.
    TRS single largest party, but not much to celebrate
    07:39:21 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    TRS tops civic poll, but BJP steals the show

    • TRS has won 56 seats, AIMIM 43, BJP 49 and Congress 2: NTV
    • TRS has won 54 seats ( leading 2 more), AIMIM 43 seats, BJP 44 ( leading 5 more) and Congress 2: ETV
    Results have not officially been declared
    07:12:35 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    Why did central government leaders come here to interfere in a local body election when there are so many pressing issues like the farmers' protests going on in India, is what is not understandable.

    - Talasani Srinivas Yadav, Telangana Minister

    07:10:19 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    The results are very encouraging and a moral booster for the BJP, and in a way, it is a moral victory of the party. The results reaffirms that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and his model of good governance has acceptability across regions

    - Bhupender Yadav, BJP general secretary

    06:47:46 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    BJP converting quite a few seats in the final leg of counting. It is now in the second spot, having nudged ahead of Owaisi's AIMIM. And is likely to stay there for a well-fought second spot. TRS's wins + leads is now closer to 55 than to 60. Remember, in the last civic poll it had won 99.

    06:17:43 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    TRS may emerge on top, but ...

    So far,
    • TRS won 44, leads 14; BJP won 30, leads in 16; AIMIM won 38, leads in 4; Congress won2: ETV
    • TRS won 47; BJP won 33; AIMIM won 40; Congress won2: NTV
    • TRS won 42; BJP won 28, AIMIM won 41, Congress won 2: TV9
    TRS may end up at the top with around 60 seats, but then, that will be above 30 more than what it got last time. Its friend AIMIM may end with a handful of wards less than last time. The BJP, which won only 4 last time, and which fielded an entire battery of its top leaders from PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, may end close to 40

    TRS may emerge on top, but ...
    04:48:09 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    Why results have come in so fast

    Results of majority of the 150 wards will be declared within the first two rounds since most of the wards registered around 25,000 votes. Each round of counting involves 14,000 votes. In all, 34.5 lakh votes were polled in the 150 wards.
    04:47:16 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    The wins so far

    • TRS has won 33 seats, AIMIM 31, BJP 18 and Congress 2: according to NTV
    • TRS has won 23 seats, BJP 18, AIMIM 25 and Congress 2: according to ETV
    04:02:54 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    BJP wins 3 more wards

    BJP has won 3 more wards, according to local TV channels. Official results though would take some more time in coming.
    • Gangadhar Reddy of BJP wins from Gachibouli
    • Madhusudhan Reddy of BJP wins from Champapet
    • Narsimha Gupta of BJP wins from Chaitanyapuri
    04:00:25 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    Results in nearly 40 seats known

    • Many of the leads have already been converted to leads, according to local TV channels covering the Hyderabad civic poll
    • Officials results though may take some time in coming.
    • TRS has already won 13, AIMIM 18, BJP 7 and Congress 2 according to ETV.
    03:47:07 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    TRS well in lead, BJP races for second spot

    At present these are leads+ wins tally according to local media reports
    • TRS-70, BJP-31, MIM-44, Congress-4: NTV
    • TRS-71, BJP-33, MIM-37, Congress-3: TV9
    • TRS-47, BJP-39, MIM-33, Congress-2: ETV
    03:40:04 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    TRS is winning in most seats. As voting was by paper ballot we have to wait 3-4 hours to get exact numbers. I believe BJP numbers will further decline & heavy support for TRS will surface. We'll have our mayor & do public works uninterrupted

    - TRS leader K Kavitha

    02:16:11 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    Hyderabad civic polls: TRS stays ahead as more leads come in

    • TRS-70, BJP-30, MIM-46, Congress-4: NTV
    • TRS-62, BJP-22, MIM-31, Congress-3: TV9
    • TRS-37, BJP-30, MIM-14, Congress-3: ETV
    01:24:11 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    Congress in AS Rao Nagar ward, TRS in Mettuguda

    Congress opens account, party candidate Sirisha Reddy wins AS Rao Nagar ward. TRS candidate Sunitha wins from Mettuguda ward, local media reports
    01:00:20 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    TRS in lead as counting progresses

    • TRS-57, BJP-25, MIM-22, Congress-2: NTV
    • TRS-59, BJP-26, MIM-27, Congress-2: TV9
    12:39:24 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    Former Hyderabad Mayor and AIMIM candidate Mohammad Majid Hussain wins from Mehdipatnam, local media reports. Official results will come only later

    12:36:33 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    MIM in Mehdipatnam, TRS in Yusufguda

    Local TV channels report that AIMIM candidate Majid Hussain in Mehdipatnam division and TRS candidate Raj Kumar Patel in Yusufguda have unassailable leads. Official results though will take some time to come.
    12:36:53 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    TRS claws back as regular votes counted

    In the first round of counting of ballot boxes the TRS has started to claw back. These are only initial rounds, and hence very early days
    • TRS-31, BJP-12, MIM-7, Congress-1:NTV
    • TRS-42, BJP-18, MIM-20, Congress-1: TV9
    12:00:08 PM IST, 04 December 2020

    Telangana State Election C commission has decided to file a review petition before the Hyderabad High Court contesting the court's order in the morning that suspended the SEC's late night circular. SEC to argue that the courts cannot interfere in the Election Commission's decisions.

    11:57:57 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    Why counting of votes is delayed in many centres

    • Counting of regular ballot votes delayed in most of the 30 counting centres.
    • Delays in counting and delay in results of first round are being attributed to shifting to ballot voting system from the electronic voting machines after 18 years.
    • The last ballot voting was conducted in 2002 for the Hyderabad urban polls.
    • The teachers, who were well trained and experienced in several elections including the ballot papers, were kept away from poll duties this time.
    Bundling of ballot votes is still going in majority of the counting centres, amid frequent objections and clarifications being raised by the election agents representing political parties.
    11:54:14 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    Out of the total 150 wards in the GHMC, polling was held for 149 wards on December 1 and a fresh poll was conducted on Thursday in one ward (Old Malakpet). That was after an error was noted in the ballot paper.

    11:49:24 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    TRS leads in 2 wards - RC Puram and Pantacheru - after the first round counting of regular ballot votes, reports TV9

    11:19:35 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    Hyderabad civic poll: What you need to know

    There are a total of 150 wards - spread across the four districts of Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Sangareddy - in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.
    In the last elections (2016) the TRS got 99, AIMIM 44, BJP 4, Congress 2, TDP 1
    The key political parties this time too are the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, its friend the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), BJP, Congress and Telugu Desam.
    Hyderabad civic poll: What you need to know
    10:50:38 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    Right now the first round counting of ballot boxes is on in most places

    10:38:06 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    The transformation has started in the state of Telangana. You have seen Lok Sabha election results then Dubbaka by-election and now GHMC. Let us wait till the evening, but it is clear message to TRS that people want change

    - Telangana BJP MP D Arvind

    10:11:51 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    The counting of postal ballots is over and the counting of ballot boxes have started in many of the wards, says reports

    10:09:15 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    Possibly because of the pandemic the turnout for the poll was bad. Polling on December 1 witnessed a 46.55 per cent (34.50 lakh)turnout of voters out of the total 74.67 lakh electors.

    10:12:44 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    Only the swastika poll stamp will be counted now, rules Telangana High Court

    • Telangana High Court strikes down the late Thursday night circular of the State Election Commission that allowed any ink mark on the ballot sheet even if is not the swastika poll stamp.
    • BJP moved the High Court contesting the late Thursday night circular of the State Election Commission
    • High Court ruled that only those ballots with poll stamp will be taken into consideration. A decision on ballots with other pen marks will be decided later
    09:58:45 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    BJP stays in lead as counting of postal ballots progress

    • BJP leads in 70 wards, TRS in 32, MIM in 12 and Congress in 1: NTV
    • BJP leads in 46 wards, TRS in 18 wards, AIMIM in 8 wards and Congress in 3 wards: ETV Telangana
    • BJP leads in 72, TRS in 31, MIM 13 and Congress in 1 ward: TV9
    09:47:00 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    Who's leading where

    • R Venkateshwar Reddy of BJP leading in Vanasthalipuram ward
    • Srilaxmi of BJP leading in Allapur ward
    • M Rajitha of Congress leading in Uppal ward
    • K Roja of BJP leading in Kanchanbagh ward
    • Gourish Parijatha of TRS leading in Kuthbullapur ward
    • K Saibaba of TRS leading in Gachibouli ward
    • M SUnitha of TRS leading in Gautham Nagar ward
    • K Suryanarayana of TRS leading in Jubilee Hills
    • Tarabhai of AIMIM leading from Falaknuma
    • Spandana of BJP leading in Bansilalpet ward
    • Gopalakrishna of BJP leading in Mehdipatnam
    09:43:56 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    How votes are counted in GHMC polls

    Bear in mind, the GHMC polls have used ballot boxes and hence updates will be slower. Here is the drill in the counting of votes
    • GHMC has arranged 30 counting centers across Hyderabad
    • Each counting center has 14 tables where each table will have a counting supervisor and two counting assistants.
    • After opening the sealed ballot boxes, the counting officials segregate them to count 14,000 votes in each round.
    • The counting process is being recorded by the video cameras.
    • 8,152 personnel are deployed in all for all the counting centers in the city.
    How votes are counted in GHMC polls
    10:00:33 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    BJP's early lead increases as more postal ballots counted

    • BJP leads in 50 wards, TRS in 25, MIM in 10 and Congress in 1, says NTV
    • BJP leads in 27 and TRS in 8 wards. Congress leads in one ward.says ETV Telangana
    • BJP leads in 43 wards, TRS in 23 wards, MIM in 11 wards, reports TV9
    09:08:29 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    Counting at Nizam College counting center yet to start as the ballot boxes are yet reach the location. BJP activists protesting outside Nizam College grounds, suspecting foul play.

    09:05:49 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    BJP increases early lead

    • Leads of 29 wards out of 150 wards available. BJP leads in 22 wards, TRS leads in 7 wards, reports ETV Telangana
    • BJP leading in 21 wards and TRS in 6 wards, reports TV9
    • BJP leading in 18 wards and TRS leading in 6 wards, reports 10TV
    10:00:59 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    BJP leading in 11 wards, TRS in 5 wards as postal ballots counted, reports local channel NTV

    08:51:25 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    BJP in early lead, TRS running second

    BJP leading in 9 and TRS leading in 5 wards, report local channels

    • K Radhika of BJP leading in Chintal ward.
    • S Naresh of BJP leading from Maccha Bollaram ward
    • G Shiva Abhishek of BJP leading from Venkatapuram ward.
    • J Sridhar of BJP leading from Gajula Ramaram ward.
    • CH Tara Chandra Reddy of BJP leading in Jeedimetla
    08:42:27 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    BJP takes early lead in Hyderabad civic poll

    • TRS is leading in 3 and BJP in 7 wards as early leads come in, reports ETV Telangana
    • CH Godavari of BJP leading in Bharati Nagar ward
    • R Nagender Yadav of TRS leading in Serilingampally

    08:30:32 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    Significance of this civic poll

    The significance of this civic poll is this: this area is home to 5 Lok Sabha constituencies, 24 Assembly constituencies, and nearly one-third of population of Telangana.
    08:17:38 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    We are expecting to win over 100 seats. Although many big leaders from BJP came to campaign and made many false claims, I'm happy that people of Hyderabad did not believe in them and reposed their faith in KCR's leadership.

    - TRS leader K Kavitha

    08:10:04 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    Counting of votes for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections begins.

    08:07:08 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    Scene outside the LB Stadium counting centre ( ANI)

    Scene outside the LB Stadium counting centre ( ANI)
    07:57:06 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    The Telangana State Election Commission had decided to conduct the election with ballot papers after obtaining the views of major political parties, health department in view of COVID-19 and taking into consideration various relevant issues

    08:00:11 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    High voltage campaign by BJP

    Campaigning for the poll was vociferous, especially from rthe side of the BJP.Top BJP leaders, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, party president J P Nadda, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar, Smriti Irani and MoS (Home) G Kishan Reddy, who is Lok Sabha member from Secunderabad, party MP and BJYM national president Tejasvi Surya participated.
    08:03:45 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    Because of Covid precautions, ballot papers were used for the poll. Hence the results are likely to be known only in the evening or in the night.

    07:54:27 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    Counting centres have been set up at 30 places and the total number of personnel engaged in counting is 8,152, official sources said.

    07:53:48 AM IST, 04 December 2020

    Counting of votes in the high-stakes Hyderabad civic poll is being held today from 8 am.

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