ZPTC-MPTC polling passes off peacefully in Nellore dist

Nellore: Polling for ZPTC and MPTC elections was conducted peacefully across the district on Thursday. No untoward incidents have been reported so far.

About 58 per cent of voters, against the total 13.15 lakh voters, had exercised their franchise by around 3.30 pm on Thursday, with polling still under progress across the district. Despite incessant rains in several places in the district, people were seen standing in queues to cast their vote.

Even old aged and disable people exercised their vote. At some places, security personals carried disabled people to the polling centers with help of locals.

District Election Officer and Collector Himanshu Shukla said that they are expecting the voting will cross 65 per cent in Nellore, Atmakur and Gudur subdivisions. On Thursday, he inspected polling station at Zilla Parishad High School in Podalakur.

He issued a few instructions to the officials and discussed security arrangements with police and directed them to remain alert to ensure peaceful polling.

Speaking to the media at Venkatachalam, Collector Shukla said that polling agents of major political parties were present at all polling stations. He clarified that no untoward incidents had been reported anywhere in the district and that the administration had not received any adverse reports so far.

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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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