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: Over 63 per cent polling was reported in the elections to mandal and zilla parishad territorial constituencies in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, which Panchayat Raj Principal Secretary Gopal Krishna Dwivedi termed remarkably successful . Stray incidents of clashes were reported from a few districts but overall the polling went off smoothly, official sources in the State Election Commission here said. A polling official died of heart attack while on duty in Guntur district. Polling was stalled in a couple of places because of faulty ballot papers, the sources said. The Jana Sena party symbol was found missing in the ballot paper in Amalapuram Rural, resulting in the suspension of polling.
AP MPTC ZPTC Elections 2021: Polling Underway Peacefully Apr 08, 2021, 09:49 IST
Voting for the Mandal and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies elections (MPTC, ZPTC), is underway in the state of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday which commenced at 7 AM.
The State Election Commission(SEC) has already made necessary arrangements in place and was ready to conduct the polling.
Earlier State Election Commissioner Nilam Sawhney conducted a teleconference with district Collectors and police officials over the poll preparedness and security arrangements to be made to ensure free conduct of polls.
Over 2.46 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the elections for 7,220 MPTCs and 515 ZPTCs seats in 13 districts across the state.
Over 63 per cent polling in Andhra Pradesh MPTC and ZPTC polls PTI
Updated Apr 8, 2021, 8:53 pm IST
Stray incidents of clashes were reported from a few districts but overall the polling went off smoothly
Women show ID cards in Q line at P Nainavaram village of Vijayawada Rural Mandal in Parishath elections in Krishna district on Thursday. (DC Image)
Amaravati: Over 63 per cent polling was reported in the elections to mandal and zilla parishad territorial constituencies in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, which Panchayat Raj Principal Secretary Gopal Krishna Dwivedi termed remarkably successful .
Stray incidents of clashes were reported from a few districts but overall the polling went off smoothly, official sources in the State Election Commission here said.
Andhra wins 13 national panchayat awards, but villagers unimpressed
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Andhra wins 13 national panchayat awards, but villagers unimpressed. Image Source: IANS News
Amaravati, April 1 : At a time when several villages in Andhra Pradesh are facing major issues such as lack of potable water, among others, Panchayat Raj principal secretary Gopal Krishna Dwivedi has said that the state has won 13 national panchayat awards under various categories in 2021. Andhra Pradesh gets 13 national panchayat awards in different categories. Congratulations to the awardee districts, mandals and villages, Dwivedi said late on Wednesday.
He said Guntur and Krishna districts won panchayat awards in the general category while Sodam, Kakinada Rural, Penukonda and Vijayawada Rural won in similar category under the intermediate or block tier category of panchayats.