From The Hindu
Center-Left Owned by Kasturi & Sons Ltd.ZPTC, MPTC polls peaceful in ASR, Visakhapatnam; turnout 82.51% in Visakhapatnam, provisional 59.98% in ASR
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The ZPTC and MPTC elections in Andhra Pradesh’s ASR and Visakhapatnam districts were reported as peaceful, with voter turnout recorded at 82.51% in Visakhapatnam and a provisional 59.98% in ASR. However, at the Lakshmipuram polling booth, tension arose when a candidate alleged a pre‑marked ballot paper. The candidate alerted the presiding officer, who examined the paper and said he would inform higher officials.
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Voters exercise their franchise at 724 polling stations in Guntur district; 576 polling booths set up in Palnadu district; voter turnout crosses 66% in Bapatla
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Tension was evident at Saptagiri Nagar polling station in Chandragiri when YSRC leader Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy entered the booth and Chandragiri MLA Pulivarthi Nani too arrived there.
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Polling for the Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency and Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency elections commenced at 7 am in Andhra Pradesh. Security measures were implemented in both NTR and Anakapalli districts to ensure safe voting. A total of 16 ZPTC seats and 276 MPTC seats were…
