Polling began at 7 a.m. for municipal elections in 116 municipalities and seven corporations in Telangana, with over 52 lakh voters eligible to cast their votes. A total of 12,944 candidates are contesting across 2,981 wards amid tight security arrangements. Counting will take place after repolling, if required

Another BJP corporator, Deepaksingh Rawat, was chosen as Deputy Mayor of the Nanded Waghala Municipal Corporation (NWMC), where elections were conducted last month alongside 28 other civic bodies across the state