Campaign bells for the fourth phase of elections for the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies, and Secunderabad Cantonment bypoll, fell silent in Telangana at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
The State goes to polls on May 13 (Monday) with a total of 625 contestants in the fray. Out of the 17, six sitting MPs, including Hyderabad’s Asaduddin Owaisi and Secunderabad’s G. Kishan Reddy are seeking re-election.
Addressing the press on Saturday, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vikas Raj said that the campaign period ended at 4 p.m. for constituencies of Adilabad (ST), Peddapalli (SC), Warangal (SC), Mahabubabad (ST) and Khammam. Polling in these constituencies will be held between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Voting in all the remaining constituencies will be conducted between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.
