With polling scheduled for May 13, the authorities have made all necessary arrangements to ensure a free and fair electoral process in the Warangal and Mahabubabad Lok Sabha constituencies, which are part of the erstwhile Warangal district.
In the Warangal constituency comprising a substantial electorate of 18,24,466 voters, the electoral infrastructure is robust, with 1,900 polling centres set up across the seven Assembly segments — Warangal West, Warangal East, Parkal, Wardhannapet, Bhupalpally, Station Ghanpur and Palakurthy. Notably, 1,839 persons applied for home voting, of which 1,718 successfully participated. Additionally, 12,710 voters availed themselves of postal ballots, with 9,544 utilising this facility.
Authorities under the leadership of Returning Officer P. Pravinya have identified 247 problematic polling centres, taking swift action to ensure a fair electoral process. Enforcement of the model code of conduct (MCC) is in full swing, with 1,155 individuals bound over by the police, and five FIRs registered for violations of MCC.
