Voting for the first phase of Telangana Gram Panchayat elections 2025 began at 7 a.m. on Thursday, December 11. Despite the cold weather, voters came out in large numbers in 378 gram panchayats spread across Karimnagar, Jagtial, Peddapalli, and Rajanna Sircilla districts. This phase involves 1,520 candidates competing for posts across these panchayats. In Karimnagar rural mandal, strong voter turnout was seen at polling booths in Maqdumpur, Chamanpalli, and Elgandal among others. However, the start was slow in some gram panchayats near forest edges in Peddapalli and Rajanna Sircilla districts. The counting of votes is scheduled for 2 p.m. on the same day. Election results are expected late in the evening, revealing the fate of all candidates. Weather did not stop people from exercising their right to vote in this key local election.