AP by-polls: Low turn out for India Pakistan cricket match

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Hyderabad, Mar 18: Low polling was recorded for the crucial by-elections to seven Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, Mar 18 due to the India Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match and a large number of marriages.

Andhra Pradesh chief electoral officer Bhanwar Lal has requested all voters to exercise their franchise despite the marriages and match.

Meanwhile, as the Ind-Pak match is being telecast live, all the political parties were worried about its impact on polling percentage.

Sources said that, only 20-30 percent votes were polled since noon across seven constituencies- Kollapur, Nagarkurnool, Mahbubnagar, Kamareddy, Adilabad and Station Ghanpur and Kovur.

The elections are critical for the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), to assert that the demand for separate state is still alive.

OneIndia News

Story first published: Tuesday, August 8, 2017, 11:42 [IST]

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AP by-polls: Low turn out for India Pakistan cricket match