Counting of votes for graduates and teachers MLC elections under way in Andhra Pradesh

VISAKHAPATNAM: Counting of votes for Graduates and Teachers MLC constituency is under way across Andhra Pradesh.
The results of three graduates MLC constituencies and two teachers MLC constituencies would likely come out after Friday afternoon.
The process of counting was started at 8 am on Thursday for Kurnool-Anantapur-Kadapa Teachers and Graduates MLC constituencies and Chittoor-Nellore-Prakasam Graduates and Teachers MLC constituencies, besides North Andhra districts Graduates MLC constituency.
Ballot papers were bundled in packs during the counting of votes in all counting centers. This process had taken almost seven to eight hours. Strong rooms were opened in the presence of returning officers. Counting agents of candidates were allowed inside the premises after completion of frisking at the entrance of the counting centres. The counting started in the evening and there are six to seven rounds.
North Coastal Andhra Pradesh Graduates MLC election has 767 postal ballot votes of which, 582 votes were polled. But officials declared 228 votes invalid. A total of 37 candidates in the contest of North Andhra graduates MLC elections. The counting started at 7.30 pm on Thursday on 28 tables for six rounds.
The voting percentage was increased to 69.47% after the completion of the entire process. Earlier authorities announced that the polling percentage was 59.77% at 4 pm on March 13. Though the percentage was 0.31% less than the previous elections which witnessed 69.78% in 2017, this time number of voters increased to 2.89 lakhs compared to 1.55 lakh.
A total of 2,00,926 voters franchised their votes out of 2.89 lakh voters whereas only 1.08 lakh voters cast their votes out of 1.55 lakh in 2017. According to officials, the highest polling percentage was registered at Vizianagaram with 75.18% as 43,980 voters franchised votes out of 58,502. Anakapalli district stood second with 73.80% as 31, 523 voters franchised votes out of 42,714. The Port City registered 62.24% with 65,789 voters cast their votes out of 1.05 lakh voters. Alluri district registered 72.56% while Srikakulam 72.05% and Parvathipuram Manyam recorded 73.54%.