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Nellore Collector oversees the process through webcasting
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Lensmen helping an old woman cast her vote during the elections in Ongole on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS
Nellore Collector oversees the process through webcasting
Amid tight security, civic polls were held in a peaceful manner fully adhering to COVID-19 guidelines, in the 11 urban local bodies in South Coastal Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.
The polling started on a dull note at 7.00 a.m. and picked up pace later in the day in the districts of Nellore and Prakasam. Officials said 75.51% of the voters exercised their franchise in Prakasam district. Addanki witnessed the highest poll percentage of 83.04% and Giddalur the lowest at 67.92%. The poll percentage was 81.4% in Chikamukurthi, 75.57% in Ongole, 75.60% in Chirala, 71.22% in Markapur and 76.25% in Kanigiri.
Stage set for municipal elections
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11 urban local bodies going to polls in South Coastal Andhra
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Polling staff moving with election material to their respective polling stations, from Ongole on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS
11 urban local bodies going to polls in South Coastal Andhra
The stage is set for the holding of civic polls in the 11 urban local bodies adhering to COVID-19 protocol in South Coastal Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.
“All arrangements have been made for the smooth conduct of the elections,” said SPSR Nellore District Collector K.V.N. Chakradhar Babu while overseeing the distribution of polling material to the polling stations in the urban local bodies of Atmakur, Sullurpeta, Nayudupeta and Venakatagiri where 119 candidates were in the fray. The entire polling process would be webcast, he said and exhorted the voters to turn up in large numbers to exercise their voting right.