74.32% turnout in Markapur dist

Markapur: Polling for the municipal elections in Markapur district ended peacefully on Sunday. District Collector and District Election Officer M Vijaya Suneetha said the voting took place under strong arrangements. No unwanted incident was reported anywhere in the district.

The Collector said the election was held in three urban local bodies in the district, the Markapur, Giddalur and Kanigiri municipalities. She said that the overall turnout was 74.32 percent at 5:00 pm. A total of 66275 votes were polled out of 89175 votes across 70 wards.

In 40 wards in Markapur municipality, 74.30 percent of votes were cast. Out of 56113 votes, 41692 were polled. For 28 wards in Giddalur municipality, the turnout was 73.60 percent. Out of 30633 votes, 22546 were polled.

Kanigiri municipality recorded the highest turnout of 83.86 percent. The election was held in two wards, and out of 2429 votes, 2037 were polled.

Meanwhile, SP Pankaj Kumar Meena inspected various polling stations in Markapur and Giddalur and reviewed the arrangements for voters and the security in place. Collector Vijaya Suneetha said police arranged strict security at all polling stations. Sectoral officers and micro observers were also appointed to ensure smooth polling.

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Naresh Babu Nandam works as a Special Correspondent at The Hans India and primarily covers the erstwhile Prakasam district. He has a master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication and a bachelor's degree in Law. He has around twenty years of experience in print and broadcast journalism. He is a certified Google News Initiative trainer for fact-checking and online verification. Outside his journalism work, he is an OSINT practitioner and takes part in CTF challenges. He is the author of a spiritual thriller titled 'The Amber Scroll', available on Amazon.in.

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