<p>Hyderabad: The election for the Hyderabad Local Authorities MLC seat recorded 78.57 percent voter turnout on Wednesday. </p><p>Out of the 112 eligible voters, 88 voted at polling stations set up at the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation's (GHMC) headquarters.</p><p>Among the total voters, 31 were ex-officio members, of whom 22 cast their ballots. Additionally, 66 out of 81 GHMC corporators participated in the voting process. The main contest was between AIMIM candidate Mirza Riaz ul Hassan and BJP's N Gautam Rao. Vote counting has been scheduled for Friday, April 25.</p><p>BRS corporators and ex-officio members reportedly abstained entirely from the election, following the boycott call issued by the party's central leadership.</p><p>The election featured a direct contest between the BJP and AIMIM, as both Congress and BRS decided not to field candidates, citing insufficient numbers. This has become a closely watched electoral battle, with the BJP's chances of securing the seat dependent on cross-voting from BRS and Congress members.</p>.'Go, tell Modi': Terrorists' chilling words before killing three tourists from Telugu states in Pahalgam attack.<p>The BRS leadership instructed their members to abstain from voting and issued a whip to enforce this directive. Meanwhile, Congress did not issue an official directive but subtly encouraged its members to support AIMIM.</p><p>Of the total 112 votes—including those from ex-officio members such as MPs and MLAs from Hyderabad—AIMIM holds 49 votes, whereas the BJP has only 29 and is heavily relying on cross-voting to overcome this significant gap. The counting of votes on April 25 will determine the outcome of this politically significant contest.</p>
<p>Hyderabad: The election for the Hyderabad Local Authorities MLC seat recorded 78.57 percent voter turnout on Wednesday. </p><p>Out of the 112 eligible voters, 88 voted at polling stations set up at the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation's (GHMC) headquarters.</p><p>Among the total voters, 31 were ex-officio members, of whom 22 cast their ballots. Additionally, 66 out of 81 GHMC corporators participated in the voting process. The main contest was between AIMIM candidate Mirza Riaz ul Hassan and BJP's N Gautam Rao. Vote counting has been scheduled for Friday, April 25.</p><p>BRS corporators and ex-officio members reportedly abstained entirely from the election, following the boycott call issued by the party's central leadership.</p><p>The election featured a direct contest between the BJP and AIMIM, as both Congress and BRS decided not to field candidates, citing insufficient numbers. This has become a closely watched electoral battle, with the BJP's chances of securing the seat dependent on cross-voting from BRS and Congress members.</p>.'Go, tell Modi': Terrorists' chilling words before killing three tourists from Telugu states in Pahalgam attack.<p>The BRS leadership instructed their members to abstain from voting and issued a whip to enforce this directive. Meanwhile, Congress did not issue an official directive but subtly encouraged its members to support AIMIM.</p><p>Of the total 112 votes—including those from ex-officio members such as MPs and MLAs from Hyderabad—AIMIM holds 49 votes, whereas the BJP has only 29 and is heavily relying on cross-voting to overcome this significant gap. The counting of votes on April 25 will determine the outcome of this politically significant contest.</p>