Polling held in 92 Andhra Pradesh urban local bodies on Sunday
Security cover includes 36,351 police personnel across 4,372 locations to ensure peaceful voting.
Voting commenced at 7 am and will conclude at 5 pm on Sunday, November 1, for 92 urban local bodies across Andhra Pradesh. The elections cover 13 municipal corporations and 87 municipalities and nagar panchayats.
Of the 100 total urban local bodies, eight saw chairpersons and ward members elected unanimously. These include Piduguralla, Gurazala, Dachepalli, Darsi, Allagadda, Proddatur, Rayachoti and Kamalapuram. Polling will take place in the remaining 79 units.
Director General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta stated that 36,351 police personnel have been deployed at 4,372 locations to ensure the process remains free and fair. He noted that voters must be able to exercise their franchise without fear or pressure.
The elections follow recent unrest during the nomination period. Gupta said 261 election-related cases were registered between October 15 and 29, with Tirupati district recording 61 cases. A total of 107 people were arrested in connection with these incidents.
A total of 99,36,014 eligible voters are participating, including 48,29,226 men and 51,05,345 women. Counting of votes is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, November 3, at 138 centres.
During enforcement operations, police seized Rs 2.9 crore worth of ganja, Rs 12 lakh in liquor, and Rs 4.9 lakh in cash.