AP Panchayat Elections were conducted using ballot paper and without any political party symbols. Representational image | Photo Credit: IANS
Visakhapatnam: The candidates supported by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress Party have grabbed most of the seats in the first phase of the Panchayat Elections in Andhra Pradesh. The first phase of polling for 2,723 panchayats and 20,157 ward members in 18 revenue divisions had culminated peacefully at 3:30 pm on Tuesday with 81.42 per cent turnout.
Counting began on 9
th February 2021 itself at 4 PM.
According to Andhra Pradesh Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister Botcha Satyanarayana, more than 81 per cent of candidates supported by the YSRCP have won in the first phase of AP Panchayat Elections.