Telangana Gram Panchayat Polls: Final Phase Sees Over 85% Turnout; Counting Begins

• Telangana's final phase of gram panchayat elections recorded an 85.77% voter turnout.
• Out of 5,056,344 eligible voters, 4,337,024 cast their votes peacefully.
• Polling covered 3,752 gram panchayats for 28,410 ward member seats.
• The elections are viewed as a popularity test for Congress, BRS, and BJP, despite being non-party based.
• Other rural local body elections were deferred due to legal hurdles over BC reservation.

Why It Matters: Telangana's final gram panchayat poll phase saw high turnout, with counting underway.