Third phase peaceful in Chittoorwith over 85% voter turnout

The third phase of panchayat polls held in 10 mandals of Kuppam, Palamaner and Punganur meeting constituencies in Chittoor district was peaceful on Wednesday.

While Kuppam meeting constituency, with 4 mandals of Kuppam, Ramakuppam, Gudupalle and Shantipuram, witnessed 85.08% polling for 89 sarpanches and 589 wards, the neighbouring Palamaner constituency noticed 83.32% turnout of voters for 84 sarpanches and 511 wards in Palamaner, Peddapanjani, Gangavaram, V.Kota and Baireddipalle mandals. Coming to the Rompicharla in Punganur constituency, the lone mandal which went to polls for the ward members noticed 51% polling for 7 wards.

In Punganur meeting constituency, the polls had been made unanimous in Sadum, Somala, Pulicharla, Chowdepalle and Punganur mandals, whereas a majority of the panchyats in Rompicharla mandal went unanimous for each sarpanches and ward members. The constituency is taken into account the bastion of Panchayat Raj Minister Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy since 2009 meeting elections.

In Kuppam, a constituency represented by Telugu Desam Party supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu, no unanimity might be reached by either side for the sarpanches, although a small quantity wards had been made unanimous.

In Palamaner meeting constituency, the stronghold of former Minister and TDP chief N. Amarnatha Reddy, it was earlier anticipated that the variety of unanimously elected sarpanches and ward members would replicate the temper of Punganur, however candidates, supported by each TDP and YSR Congress went forward with brisk nominations and negligible variety of withdrawals in all of the 5 mandals.

Though TDP supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu had sought the intervention of the State Election Commission’s into the alleged involvement of the outsiders in Sodhiganipalle of Gudupalle mandal and Pedduru of Ramakuppam mandal in Kuppam constituency, the police mentioned the polling at each locations had been peaceful.