Governor, others cast votes in Vijayawada

Vijayawada: Several prominent personalities, including Governor S Abdul Nazeer, elected representatives and senior government officials, exercised their franchise in the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) elections on Sunday. Governor S Abdul Nazeer and First Lady Sameera Nazeer cast their votes at a polling station at Governorpet in Vijayawada and appealed to voters to participate in the democratic process.

Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath (Chinni) also cast his vote in the city.

East Assembly constituency MLA Gadde Ramamohan and his wife, TDP NTR district president Gadde Anuradha, exercised their franchise at the polling booth set up on the premises of Sri Chaitanya School in Ayyappa Nagar in the 19th division.

Government Whip and Vijayawada Central MLA Bonda Uma Maheswara Rao, along with his family members cast his vote at the Vivekananda High School at Ajith Singha Nagar in the city. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department Principal Secretary Suresh Kumar cast his vote at the polling station set up at Andhra Loyola College in Vijayawada.

However, NTR district collector Dr G Lakshmisha could not exercise his franchise as his vote had not been transferred from Chittoor to Vijayawada.

The three major mayoral candidates also exercised their franchise at their respective polling stations. NDA-backed Jana Sena Party candidate and former MLA Vangaveeti Radhakrishna cast his vote at CVR Government Municipal Corporation School in Sury araopet, while YSRCP candidate and former Mayor Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi voted at a polling station in One Town.

The Left and Congress-backed independent candidate and retired IPS officer AB Venkateswara Rao cast his vote at a school in APIIC Colony.

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Dasari Srinivasa Rao

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Dasari Srinivasa Rao is a Staff Reporter with The Hans India, covering NTR and Krishna districts, with a primary focus on Vijayawada. He has 32 years of experience in journalism. His reporting spans a wide range of beats, including city and rural development, politics, irrigation, education, crime, and human-interest stories.

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