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<div class="blog_wide_image"> <a href="/file/811140564/1444/t8TKJSNGMTM.265286/2f0c7f170337a57ef7" target="_blank"><img src="/file/811140442/1987/lDXpp1l2oUA.96142/373b1292fe14b0e24e" srcset="/file/811140564/1444/t8TKJSNGMTM.265286/2f0c7f170337a57ef7, 1200w" title="Introducing Polls"/></a> </div> <p>Large communities on Telegram frequently use <strong>polls</strong> to coordinate their activities and stay in touch with their members. Today, we're rolling out a <strong>dedicated tool</strong> for polls in addition to existing bots like <a href="https://t.me/vote">@vote</a>. We hope the new built-in polls will be a welcome addition to groups with <strong>100,000</strong> members and channels with <strong>millions</strong> of subscribers.</p> <div class="blog_video_player_wrap" style="max-width: 480px; margin: 20px auto 20px;"> <video class="blog_video_player tl_blog_vid_autoplay" onclick="videoTogglePlay(this)" autoplay loop controls muted poster="/file/811140146/14bc/Wt_mXDKi4XI.40462/e83031b9a94c0242c9" style="max-width: 480px;"> <source src="/file/811140414/185e/lkrTw0EBhDg.4264189.mp4/2c82452b3cecdaeb75" type="video/mp4"> </video> </div> <p>Polls can be <strong>forwarded</strong> to increase reach and <strong>pinned</strong> for better visibility (and also to notify all members of the community).</p> <p>At the moment, polls are <strong>anonymous</strong>, meaning that no one can see who voted for what. 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We've also added <strong>online indicators</strong> for the ‘People’ section in search results.</p> <p>Happy Winter Solstice!</p> <div><br></div> <p><em>December 22, 2018<br>The Telegram Team</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="tl_main_share clearfix"> <a href="https://t.me/share/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftelegram.org%2Fblog%2Fpolls&text=Telegram%205.1%20introduces%20a%20dedicated%20tool%20for%20polls.%20" class="tl_telegram_share_btn" id="tl_telegram_share_btn" data-text="Telegram 5.1 introduces a dedicated tool for polls. " data-url="https://telegram.org/blog/polls"><i class="tl_telegram_share_icon"></i><span class="tl_telegram_share_label" target="_blank">Forward</span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/share" class="tl_twitter_share_btn" id="tl_twitter_share_btn" data-text="Telegram 5.1 introduces a dedicated tool for polls. 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