Hyderabad voters have this hugely detrimental habit of not turning up to the polling booths on the day of the election after ranting about the incumbent government for all 5 years. Shockingly, in the 2019 parliamentary elections, Hyderabad polled a record-low 45.65% votes.
To put that into perspective, if we look at the Chennai city polling trends this year, the city has polled an average of 68% votes which is a pretty good number for a metropolitan city.
Chennai went to polls today and the city has registered a good polling percentage and maybe it is time for Hyderabadi voters to take a cue from Chennai voters and turn up in substantial numbers to the polling booths to make the most important decision about their fate for the next 5 years.
Hyderabad is going to general elections on the 13th of May and it has to be seen if the city can post better numbers than what it did in 2019.