Polling for Parishad Elections Underway in Andhra Pradesh Amid Tight Security

Polling for the Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTC) and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) elections is underway across Andhra Pradesh. Voting began at 7 AM and will continue until 5 PM, while polling in certain agency areas will conclude at 3 PM. Elections are being held for 7,767 MPTC and 582 ZPTC seats, with 21,012 candidates in the fray. A total of 2,61,52,377 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise at 31,460 polling stations set up across the state.

As many as 40,679 police personnel and 1,90,322 polling staff have been deployed for the smooth conduct of the elections. Authorities have identified 8,904 sensitive and 7,160 highly sensitive polling stations and arranged additional security accordingly. Vote counting is scheduled to begin at 8 AM on November 7. Meanwhile, polling has been temporarily postponed in Pedanandipadu, Phirangipuram and Kakumanu mandals of Guntur district due to heavy rainfall and adverse weather conditions.