The poll percentage provided was up to 4pm. Votes will be counted on March 3. 

Polling for the keenly-contested Telangana Legislative Council election in three constituencies was held peacefully on Thursday. The highest poll percentage was recorded in Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Teachers' constituency with 93.55 per cent, a release from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer here said.

The Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Teachers' constituency recorded a voter turnout of 83.24 per cent while the Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Graduates' constituency registered an approximate 63.09 polling percentage and it may go up, it said.

According to official sources, the poll percentage provided was up to 4pm. Votes will be counted on March 3. The polling exercise, being held in preferential mode of voting, began at 8am and concluded by 4pm.

While 56 candidates are in the fray for the lone Graduates' constituency, 15 and 19 candidates are contesting the Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar and Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Teachers' constituencies respectively.

The BJP is contesting all three seats, while the ruling Congress has fielded a candidate only for the Graduates' constituency. The BRS is not contesting in the election.