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How to Create Polls in Telegram with Bot

Step-by-step guide: How to Create Polls in Telegram with Bot. Easy to follow with screenshots and examples.

Telegram has native polls but lacks anonymous-with-quiz mixed mode, scheduling, and result pinning. BotWave's /poll fills the gaps.

Prerequisites

  • Telegram bot in chat.

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1

    /poll Question | option1 | option2 | ...

    /poll Best food? | Jollof | Egusi | Eba
  2. 2

    /poll --anon for anonymous

  3. 3

    /poll --close=24h for scheduled close

  4. 4

    Pin results

    Reply to closed poll with /pin.

Expected result

Richer poll UX than native.

Frequently asked questions

Native Telegram poll or /poll?

Both available, native is good for quick polls; /poll adds anonymity, scheduling, pinning.

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