HYDERABAD: The jumbo ballot boxes being used in the MLC election from graduate constituency of Mahbubnagar-Ranga Reddy-Hyderabad can accommodate as many as 1,500 votes.
Following instructions of the Election Commission of India, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has prepared jumbo boxes measuring two feet in length, two feet in breadth and two-and-a-half feet in height. These boxes were necessitated since as many as 93 candidates are contesting the MLC polls from this constituency. This required an equally jumbo ballot paper measuring 23 x 34 inches. This apart, authorities will also have the usual ballot boxes in case of any emergency.
Significantly, poll staff estimated that each voter might take between eight minutes to 10 minutes or even longer to cast his or her vote.
There are 5,32,268 eligible voters in 799 polling stations spread over the three districts. A maximum of 1,200 voters can vote in each polling station. However, arrangements have been…