Following representations made by political parties and considering the heat wave conditions gripping Telangana, the Election Commission of India has extended hours of poll for Lok Sabha elections in the state scheduled on May 13.
A gazette notification was issued on Wednesday, increasing the polling time by one hour in 106 Assembly segments under 17 Lok Sabha constituencies.
As per the revised timings, polling in these segments will be held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., against 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. announced earlier.
However, the polling in 13 Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected segments in five Lok Sabha constituencies will conclude at 4 p.m.
The Chief Electoral Officer, Telangana, had made a request to increase the hours of the poll in view of representations received from various political parties/contesting candidates, the prevailing situation of hot summer and heat wave in the state, and to increase voters’ participation.