Former Union Minister and Congress Rajya Sabha MP Renuka Chowdhury exercised her voting rights in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Khammam, Telangana.
The Lok Sabha elections in Telangana feature a three-way competition between the ruling Congress, opposition BRS, and BJP, with a total of 525 candidates vying for seats. The constituencies in contention include Adilabad, Peddapalle, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Zahirabad, Medak, Malkajgiri, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Chevella, Mahbubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Bhongir, Warangal, Mahabubabad, and Khammam.
Voting is currently taking place on 96 Parliamentary Constituencies across nine States and one Union Territory in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Among these constituencies, 25 are from Andhra Pradesh, 17 from Telangana, 13 from Uttar Pradesh, 11 from Maharashtra, eight each from Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, five from Bihar, four each from Jharkhand and Odisha, and one from Jammu and Kashmir.
The fourth phase is marked by significant contests in various constituencies, featuring prominent leaders such as AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, TMC leader Mahua Moitra, BJP leader Giriraj Singh, JDU’s Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh), and TMC leaders Shatrughan Sinha and Yusuf Pathan.
BJP leaders Arjun Munda and Madhavi Latha, along with Andhra Pradesh Congress Chief YS Sharmila, are also vying for electoral victory. Simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls, voting commenced for all 175 seats of the State Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh and 28 seats of the State Legislative Assembly of Odisha. Vote counting is scheduled for June 4.