Hyderabad, Nov. 10 -- Close to 12.7 lakh graduates have applied to enrol as voters in Telangana's two Graduates' constituencies that go to the polls next year, a sharp rise over the 2021 exercise.

By the November 6 cut-off, the Mahbubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad constituency had received 5,99,419 applications. Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda drew more, at 6,70,407.

The terms of the current members end in March 2027. The Election Commission of India (ECI) is expected to announce the poll schedule in February.

Bulk of forms yet to be cleared

Verification has a long way to go. More than 8.4 lakh applications across the two constituencies are still pending.

In Mahbubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad, 4,60,568 forms are awaiting a decision and 3,474 hav...