Moderate turnout in Guntur district ZPTC, MPTC elections

April 09, 2021 07:54 am | Updated 07:54 am IST - GUNTUR

Voters coming to a polling station to cast their vote at Tadikonda in Guntur district on Thursday.

Voters coming to a polling station to cast their vote at Tadikonda in Guntur district on Thursday.

A moderate turnout of voters in rural areas marked the end of polling for ZPTC and MPTC elections held on Thursday. Guntur district recorded a polling percentage of 57.25. Of the total number of 20.11 lakh voters, only 11.51 lakh turned up to exercise their franchise. The polling however was free from major incidents.

District Collector Vivek Yadav inspected polling at several mandals in Prathipadu constituency. The Collector inspected polling at Kakumanu, Pedanandipadu villages. Superintendents of Police, Vishal Gunni and R.N. Ammireddy also inspected the polling at various stations.

Durgi mandal recorded the highest poll percentage of 70, followed by Edlapadu (66 per cent). The ballot boxes have been stored at CR College in Chilakaluripet. Mr. Vivek Yadav monitored the shifting of ballot boxes till late in the night.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.