Tension Erupts at Multiple Polling Stations During AP Parishad Elections

Tension prevailed at several locations in Andhra Pradesh as polling for the ZPTC and MPTC elections continued, with reports of clashes and petrol bomb attacks. Incidents were reported near polling stations in Yerripalle village of Pulivendula mandal in YSR Kadapa district and Nallapureddypalle in Penagalur mandal of Tirupati district. In Yerripalle, a group of YSRCP workers reportedly gathered near the polling station and attempted to enter the premises. Police stopped them, following which petrol bombs were allegedly thrown, triggering a fire and escalating tensions. A similar incident was reported in Nallapureddypalle, where police prevented a group of YSRCP workers from entering the polling booth before petrol bombs were reportedly hurled near the centre. Police personnel were deployed in large numbers to bring the situation under control.

Tension was also reported in Nandalur in Kadapa district, where locals allegedly stopped vehicles carrying groups of outsiders who had arrived from Tirupati, Proddatur and Jammalamadugu. Police took some of them into custody and shifted them to the police station. In Chilakapalem village of Balijipeta mandal in Parvathipuram Manyam district, a scuffle broke out between TDP and YSRCP workers after an attempt by YSRCP leaders to enter a polling centre was reportedly opposed by TDP cadres. Meanwhile, a heated argument between YSRCP and Jana Sena leaders at the Garividi polling station in Vizianagaram district escalated into a scuffle. A YSRCP leader allegedly assaulted a Jana Sena woman leader in the presence of YSRCP ZPTC candidate Botsa Poojitha. Police presence was increased at several polling locations following the incidents.