Hyderabad: The Jubilee Hills Assembly by-election recorded a voter turnout of 9.2 percent between 7 am and 9 am on Tuesday, officials said.

Renowned film director SS Rajamouli and BRS candidate Maganti Sunita were among the early voters in the bypoll.

Rajamouli cast his vote at a polling booth at Shaikpet, while Sunita, who was accompanied by her family family, exercised her franchise at a booth in Srinagar Colony. BJP nominee Lankala Deepak Reddy also voted at a booth in the same locality.

Officials said elaborate arrangements, including security, were in place to ensure smooth polling.

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Commissioner R V Karnan, who is the District Election Officer, monitored the polling process with the help of drones.

For the first time in the country,

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