In Telangana, peaceful polling for the third and final phase of Panchayat elections is underway. According to state election commission, about 70 per cent of voter turnout was reported till 12 noon.<br />''<br />''The polling will continue till 1 PM this afternoon. 11 thousand 667 candidates are in the fray for Sarpanch posts in 3529 Gram Panchayats in all districts in the state, except Hyderabad.<br />''<br />''Besides, over 67 thousand candidates are also contesting for over 27 thousand 500 wards.<br />''<br />''Re-polling is also being done at a few Gram Panchayats where the polling was held during first and second phase elections, but re-polling was ordered due to various technical reasons.<br />''<br />''Sarpanches for 573 Gram Panchayats and members for 8956 wards have been unanimously elected.<br />''<br />''Over 40 lakh electors are likely to exercise their franchise while about a lakh personnel have been deployed on polling and security duties. The counting of votes will be taken up from 2 pm onwards.<br />