Bheemili mandal saw the highest polling percentage of 55.28 followed by Anandapuram at 52.40%. The fourth phase of Gram Panchayat elections, being held in six mandals of Visakhapatnam city, reported 48.95% polling from 6.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., here on February 21.
The polls are being held at Anandapuram, Bheemili, Padmanabham, Parawada, Sabbavaram and Pendurthi mandals.
Though the polling percentage was just 18.48% in the first two hours, it gradually picked up to 48.95% by 10.30 a.m. Bheemili mandal saw the highest polling percentage of 55.28 followed by Anandapuram at 52.40%.
A total of 279 sarpanch candidates are contesting for 103 posts and 1,965 candidates are in the fray for 904 ward members posts. About 117 sarpanch offices were notified for the elections, of which 14 were unanimously elected. Similarly, 295 of 1,200 ward members were unanimously elected.
Highlights
Elections are being held in Machilipatnam villages for 12 mandals.
There are 2,246 total polling stations in the district.
Krishna: The third phase of gram panchayat elections for 12 village mandals in Machilipatnam city of Andhra Pradesh s Krishna district commenced on Wednesday (February 17, 2021) morning at 6.30 am.
The district Collector of Krishna, AMD Imtiaz is supervising the polling process from an election control room and urged voters to exercise their right to vote in a peaceful way, ANI reported.
The election is being held for 196 Sarpanch posts and 1,440 ward members in Machilipatnam division, 29 Sarpanch posts, and 752 ward member positions became unanimous. A total of 2,246 polling stations has been set up.
Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Principal Secretary Gopal Krishna Dwivedi said in a release on the eve of the election that 26,851 polling stations have been set up under 160 revenue mandals in 13 districts.