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Tirupati LS Bypolls In Progress Following Strict COVID Precautions Apr 17, 2021, 14:18 IST Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office said that Scheduled Caste reserved Tirupati Loksabha by-poll election has started on a smooth note on Saturday. The official said that the polling will go on till 7 p.m. A total of 25 contestants are competing for the seat including M. Gurumoorthy from the ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), Panabaka Lakshmi (TDP) and Ratna Prabha (BJP). As many as 17.1 lakh voters are expected to exercise their franchise in 2,470 polling stations. There are 22,743 voters above 80 years of age, including 216 third gender voters. Voters above 80 years have been extended the postal ballot facility. ....
64% voter turnout in Tirupati byelection Updated: Updated: Opposition alleges rigging, demands repoll; ruling party denies charge Share Article Opposition alleges rigging, demands repoll; ruling party denies charge Amid Opposition charge of ‘rigging by the ruling YSR Congress Party’ and a surge in COVID-19 cases, polling ended on an acrimonious note with over 64.29% of the electors voting in the by-election, which was by and large peaceful, for the Tirupati Lok Sabha (SC) constituency on Saturday. Coronavirus incidence cast its shadow on the polling which began on a dull note with only 7.80% of the over 17.10 lakh voters exercising their franchise in the first two hours of polling held in adherence to the safety protocol even as EVMs in some stations malfunctioned in the bypoll caused by the death of sitting YSRCP MP B. Durgaprasad. ....
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Updated: Besides local police, central forces deployed at all polling stations Share Article AAA Superintendent of Police (Tirupati Urban) Ch. Venkata Appala Naidu inspecting arrangements at a polling station in Tirupati on Friday.
Besides local police, central forces deployed at all polling stations All arrangements are in place for the smooth conduct of the byelection to the Tirupati parliamentary constituency under the watchful eyes of a huge posse of policemen deployed in all the Assembly constituencies that are part of it. Apart from policemen drawn from the Tirupati Urban police district, personnel from the central paramilitary forces have been deployed across the polling stations in Tirupati, Satyavedu and Srikalahasti constituencies falling in Chittoor district. ....
Amid cases surge, officials gear up for Tirupati byelection Updated: Updated: Besides extending polling hours, additional booths set up to avoid overcrowding Share Article AAA Employees on byelection duty shifting polling material from Nellore to a polling booth in Sarvepalli on Friday. Besides extending polling hours, additional booths set up to avoid overcrowding The machinery has been fully geared up to ensure free and fair election amid raging COVID-19 cases on Saturday, according to K.V.N.Chakradhar Babu, Nellore District Collector and Returning Officer for the byelection to the Tirupati Lok Sabha seat. Overseeing the movement of men and material to the polling stations with an electorate of 17.10 lakh voters amid tight security, he said the byelection would be held fully adhering to the COVID-19 protocol. ....