Counting Begins for Nellore Civic Polls; Postal Ballot Counting Taken Up First

Nellore: The counting of votes for the Nellore Municipal Corporation (NMC), Buchireddypalem and Atmakur municipalities began on Tuesday, with postal ballots being counted first.

Joint Collector Mogili Venkateswarlu and Nellore Municipal Corporation Commissioner Y.O. Nandan formally commenced the counting process at D.K.W. College in Nellore in the presence of election observer Sada Bhargavi, after the seals of the strong rooms were removed.

The counting of votes for the Nellore Municipal Corporation elections is being conducted in 19 rooms. Seven tables have been arranged in each room, of which five are earmarked for counting votes polled by corporator candidates and two for mayoral candidates.

Of the total 72 divisions in the NMC, elections were held in 64 divisions, while eight divisions were declared unanimous. The counting of corporator votes in the 64 divisions is being conducted in four rounds. While 19 divisions will be covered in each of the first three rounds, the remaining seven divisions will be taken up in the final round.

For counting mayoral votes, two tables have been arranged in each of the 19 rooms. A total of 144 tables are being utilised for the counting process across four rounds.

In Buchireddypalem Municipality, elections were held in 23 of the total 28 wards, with five wards declared unanimous.

Similarly, in Atmakur Municipality, polling was conducted in 27 of the 28 wards, while one ward was declared unanimous.

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M Srinivasa Rao

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M Srinivasa Rao is Staff Reporter for SPSR Nellore District for The Hans India. A seasoned journalist with over 32 years of experience in both English and Telugu journalism. Throughout his career, he has worked with leading Telugu dailies, including Udayam, Andhra Jyothi, and Andhra Prabha, as well as prominent English newspapers such as The Indian Express. He began his journalistic career with Udayam in Tirupati, Chittoor district, where he worked from 1990 to 1992. He then served with Andhra Jyothi and Andhra Prabha in SPSR Nellore district from 1992 to 2006. From 2007 to 2016, he worked as a Staff Reporter for The Indian Express in SPSR Nellore district. Between 2016 and 2019, he was associated with The Hans India in YSR Kadapa district. Over the course of his three-decade-long career, Srinivasa Rao has extensively covered a wide range of beats, with particular expertise in social, economic, crime, and political affairs. He is passionate about reporting on current issues that have a significant impact on society and public life. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) degree from Sri Venkateswara University in 1985.

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