Hyderabad: In India, urban metropolis, including Hyderabad, are often associated with notably low voter turnout. As the Telangana State Assembly elections approach this Thursday, the Election Commission (EC) remains apprehensive about the persistently low voter participation within the constituencies in the city limits. As all the educational institutions declared holidays on Wednesday and Thursday and the State government announced a paid holiday on Thursday, the officials are quite concerned about the voter turnout as the residents may prefer to travel on a long weekend as Friday is the only working day. Some of the city residents have already planned to travel to different places for a long weekend. Speaking to The Hans India, K Srinivas, a voter says, “Although there…
