Hyderabad, Nov. 11 -- The Jubilee Hills by-election recorded a 47.16 per cent voter turnout till 5:00 pm on Tuesday, November 11.

Earlier, a 40.20 per cent voter turnout was recorded up till 3:00 pm, while a turnout of 31.94 per cent was recorded till 1:00 pm.

Polling began at 7 a.m. at all 407 polling stations in the constituency which covers posh Jubilee Hills and several middle-class and weaker section colonies and slums in the heart of the city.

Four lakh voters eligible for Jubilee Hills bypoll

A little over four lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the byelection, which was necessitated by the death of sitting MLA Maganti Gopinath of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).

A total of 58 candidates are in the fray, but ...