Polling peaceful in Palnadu

Narasaraopet: Polling for the MPTC and ZPTC elections in Palnadu district passed off peacefully on Thursday, with a voter turnout of 69.10% recorded by 5 pm. According to official sources, a total of 3,18,391 voters exercised their franchise out of 4,60,784 registered voters across the district.

Sattenapalli mandal recorded the highest voter turnout of 76.57%, while Rajupalem mandal registered the lowest at 51.22%. Gurazala followed with 75.68%, Krosuru 75.02%, Muppalla 70.46%, Piduguralla 69.76%, Nuzendla 68.43%, Nekarikallu 67.76%, Machavaram 61.60%, and Chilakaluripet 60.18%.

Meanwhile, some incidents were reported during polling. YSRCP MPTC candidate Saritha from Muppalla mandal alleged that she was prevented from entering the polling booths set up at Chaganti Vari Palem. She stopped District Collector Krithika Shukla’s vehicle and lodged a complaint with her. Police subsequently took Saritha into custody and dispersed the crowd to restore order.

In another incident, Pedakurapadu Election Officer P Anil suddenly fell ill and was shifted to the Local Area Hospital in Sattenapalli for treatment. Police also took a YSRCP polling agent into custody at the polling booth in Lankelakurapadu village and shifted him to the police station. District collector Krithika Shukla visited polling stations in Nekarikallu mandal and reviewed the polling arrangements. Joint Collector Sanjana Sriharsha inspected the polling process at Ambapuram village in Gurazala mandal.

Palnadu district police made elaborate security arrangements at polling stations across the district to ensure the smooth and peaceful conduct of the elections.

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