Amaravati, Nov 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for the counting of votes polled in MPTC and ZPTC elections on Saturday. The counting will begin from 8 a.m. at 365 counting centres across the state. The State Election Commission has arranged 9,062 counting tables. State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha said that about 11,002 counting supervisors and 28,692 counting assistants/staff have been deployed for counting activity. The State Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for the counting process. CCTV cameras have been arranged at all the counting centres with adequate bandobust arrangements for smooth and orderly counting.

Amaravati, Nov 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Polling was underway on Friday for elections to Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies, in parts of East Godavari and Eluru districts, where polling could not be conducted on Thursday with the rest of Andhra Pradesh due to heavy rains. Polling began at 7 a.m. for 60 Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs) and five Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs) in the two districts. Polling was on in 64 polling stations in Gopalapuram mandal of East Godavari district. In Eluru, the polling was on in 125 polling stations in four mandals – Buttayagudem, Jeelugumilli, Polavaram and Velaripadu.

Amaravati, Nov 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Polling was underway for MPTC and ZPTC elections across Andhra Pradesh on Thursday amid tight security. Polling began at 7 a.m. at 31,460 polling centres for Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs) and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs). Voters were seen lined up at polling centres since morning to cast their votes. About 2.61 crore voters are eligible to participate in the polling process, which will continue till 5 a.m., the State Election Commission (SEC) officials said. Polling is being held for 582 ZPTC and 7,767 MPTC seats.

Amaravati, Oct 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission has rescheduled the date of polling for MPTC and ZPTC elections from November 3 to November 5. The State Election Commission on Wednesday issued a notification rescheduling the polling in view of the change in the schedule for urban local body elections following the Supreme Court order. As per the revised schedule, polling for Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs) and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs) will be held on November 5. Repoll, if any, will be conducted on November 6, while counting of votes will be taken up on November 7.

Amaravati, Oct 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission has rescheduled the date of polling for MPTC and ZPTC elections from November 3 to November 5. The State Election Commission on Wednesday issued a notification rescheduling the polling in view of the change in the schedule for urban local body elections following the Supreme Court order. As per the revised schedule, polling for Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs) and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs) will be held on November 5. Repoll, if any, will be conducted on November 6, while counting of votes will be taken up on November 7.

Amaravati, Oct 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nominations of over 50,000 candidates were found valid for MPTC and ZPTC elections in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on November 3. According to the State Election Commission (SEC), after scrutiny of nominations, a total of 50,815 nominations were found valid. As many as 46,045 nominations were valid for 9,829 Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs). The nominations of 4,770 candidates were filed valid for 659 Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs). For MPTCs, 19,760 candidates of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) have filed nominations. Its ally Jana Sena Party (JSP) has filed 4,330 nominations, while another ally, BJP, has filed 1,049 nominations.

Vijayawada, Oct 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Filing of nominations for MPTC and ZPTC elections in Andhra Pradesh began on a violent note on Wednesday with attacks on candidates and leaders of the opposition YSR Congress Party, including Former Deputy Chief Minister K. Narayana Swamy. YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) blamed Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and its allies in the ruling coalition for the attacks. The opposition party alleged that violence, attacks and intimidation continued across the state. YSRCP candidates and leaders faced physical attacks, destruction of nomination papers, police restrictions and illegal arrests in several constituencies.