Poor voters in Anantapur, Kurnool districts

Poor voters in Anantapur, Kurnool districts

The voting in Tadipatri was largely peaceful where Sec. 144 was imposed

Despite urging collectors to vote, voters in Anantapur and Kurnool municipal corporations showed the least interest in casting their votes in elections on Wednesday, with only 56.41% appearing at polling stations in Anantapur and 49.33% in Kurnool.

However, a large number of people in Madkasira municipality came out registering 81.41% polling, while Gudur Nagar Panchayat and Nandikotkur municipality registered 86% and 82.52% respectively.

On one hand, the election for the civic body elections in Anantapur and Kurnool districts was peaceful, barring a few minor complaints from opposition parties and clashes in some places.

District collectors Gandham Chandrudu and G. In separate press conferences. Veerapandian thanked the people and the police department for conducting peaceful elections. Out of 8,34,409 voters in 337 wards where polling was done, 5,51,726 recorded 66.12% polling in Anantapur district. In Kurnool district’s 9 ULBs, out of 8,58,610 persons, 4,82,676 people cast their votes, recording 56.22% of the vote.

Police personnel broke up a large crowd of people near some polling stations in Ramnagar (Wards 37 and 38) of Anantapur. In Tadipatri, where restrictions were imposed under Section 144, no incident took place till 7 pm. B. Police personnel led by Satya Yesu Babu and Fakkerappa Kaginelli kept a close watch on the movement of people to thwart any untoward incident in both the districts.

Anantapur MP Talari Rangaiya was seen voting in ward number 50 of Anantapur and ward 1, 49 of Communist Party of India (Marxist) at 9.30 am and 50 also cast their votes in the first half hour.

Transgenders cast their vote in a group in ward number 6 of Nandyal municipality in Kurnool district. Joint Collector s. Ramsunder oversaw polling stations in Kurnool.

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