AP Panchayat Election 2021 Phase 2 Polling Live Updates: Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP has again emerged as single largest party in Phase 2 Panchayat polls. TDP has put up a strong come back to counter the YSRCP. As per reports, YCP backed candidates have won 2635 seats while TDP backed candidates have so far bagged 558 seats. BJP in alliance with Jana Sena has won 37 seats so far while others including independent candidates have won 93 seats. A total of 81.61 per cent polling has been recorded in the second phase Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Election today. Highest voters turnout was recorded in Prakasam at 86.93 per cent. Krishna district recorded 84.12%, Guntur 85.51%, Prakasam 86.93%, Nellore 78.04%, Chittoor 77.20%, Kadapa 80.47%, Kurnool 80.76%, Anantapur 84.65%, P.Go 81.75%. The counting of votes are already underway and the results will be pouring in soon. Polling for the second phase has concluded peacefully at most places as minor scuffles were reported between political party supports at some places. In the second phase, elections were to be held for a total of 33,570 ward member posts. Of these, 12,604 ward members have already been elected unanimously. So, the polls are being held to decide the fate of 20,817 ward members. In the second phase, as many as 2,786 panchayats are up for grabs. As many as 7,507 candidates are fighting for sarpanch posts and 44,876 are in fray for ward members. The panchayat elections began from February 9 and would go on till February 21 in four phases. The first phase of election was held on February 9.
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Today, polling began from 6.30 AM and concluded at 3.30 pm. The elections were to be held for 3,328 Panchayat sarpanchs, but 539 have already been elected unanimously and no nomination was filed for three villages. The elections are being held using ballot paper. Totally, 29,304 polling stations have been set up out of which 5,480 have been identified as sensitive and 4,181 hypersensitive. All necessary precautions are in place as per COVID-19 protocols amid tight security and PPE kits will be provided to infected voters.
As per reports, YCP backed candidates have won 2635 seats while TDP backed candidates have so far bagged 558 seats. BJP in alliance with Jana Sena has won 37 seats so far while others including independent candidates have won 93 seats.
As per reports, YCP backed candidates have won 1594 seats while TDP backed candidates were leading on 1038 seats. BJP in alliance with Jana Sena has won eleven seats so far while others including independent candidates were leading on 112 seats.
YCP backed candidates have won 1189 Sarpanch seats while TDP backed candidates have so far bagged only 191 seats. BJP's ally Jana Sena has won eight seats so far while others including independent candidates have won 34 seats.
YCP has now won 1077 seats, TDP 164, JSP at six
According to latest report, YCP has bagged 1038 berths, TDP has won 152, JSP 5 and others including independent have won 26 seats so far.
As per reports, YCP backed candidates have won 522 Sarpanch seats while TDP backed candidates have so far bagged only 21 seats. In Srikakulam district, YCP won 41 seats, while opposition parties failed to open an account here. In Vijayanagar, YCP won 64, TDP 2 and others 3 seats. YCP won 22 in Visakhapatnam, 16 in East Godavari district and 15 in West Godavari.
Over 81 per cent polling recorded in the second phase elections. Highest voters turnout was recorded in Prakasam at 86.93 per cent. Krishna district recorded 84.12%, Guntur 85.51%, Prakasam 86.93%, Nellore 78.04%, Chittoor 77.20%, Kadapa 80.47%, Kurnool 80.76%, Anantapur 84.65%, P.Go 81.75%.
Many senior citizens and differently-abled voters came out today to vote in the second phase of Panchayat elections.
Counting of votes underway for the seconf phase of AP Panchayat polls.
Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Election: Over 76 per cent polling has been recorded till 2.30 pm.
Vizianagaram records over 77 per cent voter turnout till 2.30 pm
65 per cent polling recorded in Chittoor district till 1.30 pm
People cast their votes in large number in Maoist-affected Sampangipadu village in Vizianagaram district.
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Elections were to be held for a total of 33,570 ward member posts. Of these, 12,604 ward members have already been elected unanimously. So, the polls are being held to decide the fate of 20,817 ward members.
Over 64 per cent polling recorded till noon. The election will continue till 3.30 pm.
Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Election Live: The panchayat elections don’t take place on party symbols. However, majority of candidates are backed by regional and national parties. In Andhra Pradesh, majority of votes go to three regional parties — YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP, Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP and Pawan Kalyan’s Jan Sena. In 2019 assembly polls, the ruling YSRCP got about 50 per cent vote share, TDP bagged close to 40 and Sena secured over 6 per cent.
Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Election 2021 LIVE: As per notification, counting of votes will take place on the day of election. The voting time is from 6.30 am to 3.30. Counting of votes will begin at 4 PM on election day. Second phase of voting is underway. Third phase of voting will take place on February 17 and fourth on February 21 — counting of votes will take place on the same day. Results will be declared after the completion of counting of votes.
Andhra Pradesh has 13,054 panchayats spread into 13 districts — Srikakulam (1190), Vizianagaram (920), Visakhapatnam (925), East Godavari (1103), West Godavari (881), Krishna (980), Guntur (1022), Prakasam (1038), SPSR Nellore (940), Ananthapuram (1003), Chittoor (1372), YSR Kadappa (791), and Kurnool (889).
Srikakulam: 321
Visakhapatnam: 340
East Godavari: 366
West Godavari: 239
Krishna: 234
Guntur: 337
Prakasam: 229
SPSR Nellore: 163
Chittoor: 454
YSR Kadapa: 206
Kurnool: 193
Ananthapuramu: 169
Andhra Pradesh Phase-1 Results: In the Phase-I election, Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy's party-backed candidates bagged 2,657 seats. The TDP came at distant second with win on 501 seats. The BJP in alliance with Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena Party won 46 seats.