Polling for the Presidential election held in the Telangana State Legislative Assembly passed off peacefully, with 117 out of the 119 elected members of Telangana and one member from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh casting their vote in the polling booth set up at the Committee Hall.
There was some confusion over the validity of vote cast by Congress MLA from Mulugu D. Anasuya alias Seethakka. However, she clarified that she had voted properly as per her conscience. The ruling YSR Congress Party MLA from Kandukuru in AP M. Maheedhar Reddy also cast his vote here as he has been staying here on health grounds.
The voting process commenced with Minister for Industries, IT and Urban Development K.T. Rama Rao casting his vote first followed by other Ministers, MLAs of TRS, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party. Minister for Civil Supplies Gangula Kamalakar and Vemulawada legislator Chennamaneni Ramesh did not cast their vote as the former tested COVID-19 positive a couple of days back and the latter is away from the country.
