NDA alliance grabs majority of MPTCs and ZPTCs

Anakapalli: The counting of votes for MPTC (Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency) and ZPTC (Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency), which began on Saturday morning in Anakapalli district, continued until night. While there are 24 mandals in the district, reception centers, strong rooms and counting centres were set up in Anakapalli, Elamanchili, Nakkapalli, Narsipatnam, Chodavaram, Madugula and Devarapalli (Tenugupudi).

The counting of votes with postal ballots began at eight in the morning. Later, the ballot boxes were opened and the counting of votes for MPTC and ZPTC seats began. The votes for MPTC candidates were counted on one table and the votes for ZPTC candidates on another. 4,200 staff members participated in the counting duties at the respective centres in the district. The district has a total of 427 MPTC segments, two have been elected unanimously.

Of the 427 MPTCs, TDP won 207, JSP won 77, BJP won 8, YSRCP won 61 and others won 10. Of the 24 ZPTCs, TDP won 18, JSP won 4 and BJP won one.

In Visakhapatnam, of the four ZPTCs in Visakhapatnam, TDP won 3, while JSP won 1. Of the 52 MPTCs, TDP won 29, JSP:7, YSRCP: 16.

Visakhapatnam district Collector M Abhishikth Kishore and Anakapalli district Collector Vijaya Krishnan monitored the counting exercise.

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Potnuru Srinivasa Rao (Vasu Potnuru) is an experienced journalist specialised in politics, sports, crime, general topics and tribal stories. With 18 years of writing and reporting expertise, he contributes to The Hans India's editorial department as Principal Correspondent based in Visakhapatnam. Vasu Potnuru completed his Bachelor of Business Management. Earlier, he worked as a staff reporter in a leading Telugu vernacular. During free time, the journalist spends time listening to music, playing cricket and shuttle badminton. Vasu Potnuru, an accomplished writer, honed his expertise in various genres such as politics, crime, sports and general topics. He received an award from the HYBIZ Media Awards for the Best Rural Story in both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Also, he bagged the Best Crime Reporter Award in Visakhapatnam. He serves in different unions of working journalists and contributes to service activities.

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