Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Elections
AP Panchayat Election 2021 Voting and Results Live Updates: Voting for the fourth phase panchayat election in Andhra Pradesh is currently underway. The polling began from 6:30 am and will continue to 3:30 pm. Soon after voting concludes, counting of votes will begin from 4 pm. The fourth phase of polling is scheduled in 16 revenue divisions, 161 mandals of 13 districts.
The voting is taking place to elect 2,743 sarpanch and 22,423 ward members. There are 67,75,226 eligible voters in the phase-4. The election is taking place in 28,995 polling stations, out of which 6,047 polling stations have been identified as sensitive polling stations and 4,967 polling stations have been identified as hypersensitive polling stations.
The State Election Commission has appointed 1,538 stage-1 returning officers, 3,130 stage-2 returning officers, 3,848 assistant returning officers, 34,809 presiding officers and 53,282 other polling personnel to ensure smooth polling. Also, 544 zonal officers, 1,406 route officers and 2,620 micro observers have been appointed to ensure free and fair polls.
Highlights
Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Election LIVE: Of the 3,221 village sarpanch posts in the third phase, 579 had gone unopposed. A total of 11,753 of 31,516 ward members were also elected unanimously. In one gram panchayat each in Visakhapatnam, Prakasam and West Godavari districts, no nominations were filed for the sarpanch posts. Thus, polling was held for 2,639 posts only in phase-3.
Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Elections 2021: The third phase of gram panchayat elections witnessed 80.64 per cent voter turnout. In phase two, voter turnout was recorded at 81.42 per cent.
AP Panchayat Election Results 2021: Of 1,589 panchayats in phase three for which results were available, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's party bagged 1,270 seats while TDP could secure 245. Jana Sena got 16, BJP 4 and others 54 won seats.