First phase of Andhra Pradesh panchayat elections underway
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Polling for 2,723 panchayats in Andhra Pradesh was underway with individuals standing in queues to solid their vote early on February 9.
Polling started at 6.30 a.m. and can go on until 3.30 p.m. whereas counting of votes will start at 4 p.m., official stated.
Elections are additionally being held to elect 20,157 ward members.
The polls shall be performed in 4 phases until February 21 with the primary first one being held on February 9. According to the Panchayat Raj division, elections had been to be held for 3,249 posts of panchayat sarpanchs, 525 have been unanimously elected, whereas no nomination was filed for a village in Nellore district.
As many as 7,506 candidates are contesting for sarpanch posts and 43,601 are within the fray for ward members.
The elections are being held utilizing poll paper and with none political get together symbols.
The division had stated 29,732 polling stations had been arrange, out of which 3,458 have been recognized as delicate and three,594 hypersensitive.
All obligatory precautions are in place as per COVID-19 protocol amid tight safety and PPE kits shall be offered to voters contaminated by the virus, it added.
