Pedana tops Krishna dist ULB polling with 79.42% turnout

Machilipatnam: The three urban local bodies in Krishna district recorded significant voter participation in the second phase of the Urban Local Body Elections-2026 held on Sunday. Pedana municipality registered the highest turnout at 79.42%, followed by Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation with 70.83% and Vuyyuru municipality with 66.34%.

According to the final polling figures, Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation recorded 98,627 votes out of a total electorate of 1,39,246, taking the polling percentage to 70.83%. Elections were held in all 60 divisions of the corporation.

Pedana municipality recorded a turnout of 79.42%, with 20,151 voters exercising their franchise out of 25,373 registered voters across 28 wards. Of the votes polled, 9,752 were cast by men and 10,399 by women. Women voters outnumbered men in exercising their franchise, while there were no third-gender voters in the municipality.

Vuyyuru municipality recorded 21,756 votes out of a total of 32,793 registered voters across 32 wards, registering a turnout of 66.34%.

Meanwhile, Krishna District Collector DK Balaji and Joint Collector M Naveen inspected the strongrooms established at Machilipatnam, Pedana and Vuyyuru to review the arrangements for the safe custody of ballot boxes. They examined the security measures and facilities at all three locations and directed officials to ensure strict round-the-clock security until the strongrooms are opened for counting.

The officials instructed the personnel concerned to remain alert and ensure that no unauthorise d persons enter the strongroom premises. They stressed that all prescribed security protocols must be followed to safeguard the ballot boxes until the counting process. The results are scheduled to be declared on November 3.

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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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