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AP panchayat election results 2021 live updates: 81.61% voter turnout; counting of votes being done
The second phase of panchayat elections in Andhra Pradesh's 18 revenue divisions saw an overall voter turnout of 81.62 per cent. The counting of votes is being done. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates.Read Less
Finally voting percentage in Andhra Pradesh panchayat polls today was 81.61%.
Counting of votes have started for AP panchayat elections.
76.1 per cent overall polling recorded till 2.30 pm.
People in large numbers franchised their votes in Maoist-affected village of Sampangipadu in Salufu mandal.
Vizianagaram district records 77.3% voter turnout till 2.30pm
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Vizianagaram district records 71.5% voter turnout till 12.30pm
Andhra Pradesh records 38.07% voter turnout till 10.30am
Poll percentage upto 10.30am in Visakhapatnam district is 40.94%
Golugona (40.35%), Kotauratla (48.00%), Makavarapalem (46.93%), Nakkapalli (40.30%), Narsipatnam (51.00%), Natavaram (43.00%), Payakaraopeta (20.58%), Ravikamatam (42.30%), Rolugunta (35.89%), S Rayavaram (41.00%)
Polling percentage report in Vizianagaram district
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All necessary precautions are in place as per Covid-19 protocols amid tight security and PPE kits would be provided to infected voters.
The elections are held using ballot paper and without any political party symbols.
As many as 7,507 candidates are contesting for sarpanch posts and 44.876 are in the fray for ward members.
Though the elections were to be held for 3,328 panchayat sarpanchs, 539 have been unanimously elected while no nomination was filed for three villages.
Voting for the first phase was held on February 9 and the election would go on till February 21 in four phases.
Polling will continue till 3.30pm
The polling began at 6.30am in 2,786 panchayats and will continue till 3.30pm while counting of votes would commence at 4pm.
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