Hyderabad, April 23 -- Voting for the Hyderabad Local Body Member of Legislative Council (MLC) elections began at 8:00 AM on Wednesday at the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) headquarters.

Returning Officer Anurag Jayanti said that two polling booths were set up one for GHMC corporators and the other for ex-officio members. A total of 112 voters are registered for this election.

The main contest is between the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). AIMIM has fielded Mirza Riaz ul Hassan, while Gautam Rao is contesting from the BJP.

In this election, GHMC corporators vote as the main electorate, while MPs, MLAs, and MLCs from the Hyderabad district vote as ex-officio members. ...