Hyderabad, Feb. 11 -- Polling for municipal elections across Telangana began on Wednesday morning, February 11, covering a wide network of urban local bodies in the state. Voting is underway in seven municipal corporations across 412 divisions and in 116 municipalities covering 2,569 wards.

The polling process started at 7 am and will continue until 5 pm. Voters were seen arriving at polling stations early in the day to exercise their franchise.

To ensure peaceful polling, elaborate security arrangements have been put in place, with police deployed at polling centres to prevent any untoward incidents. The Telangana State Election Commission has also arranged webcasting facilities inside and outside all polling stations to closely monito...