Counting for Andhra Pradesh's Mandal and Zilla Parishad elections begins at 8 AM on Saturday, November 7. The State Election Commission has set up 9,062 tables at 365 centres, split equally between ZPTC and MPTC votes. Postal ballots are counted first, then ballot-box papers, at 1,000 papers per table per round.
The polls in numbers
- Seats that went to polls: 577 ZPTC and 7,707 MPTC.
- Elected unopposed: 77 ZPTC and 2,051 MPTC.
- Final turnout 70.72%, up from 60.91% in 2021. Visakhapatnam district was highest at 82.51% and Alluri Sitharama Raju lowest at 62.01%.
- Counting staff: 11,002 supervisors and 28,692 assistants. Security: 19,885 police, with CCTV, drones and body-worn cameras.
Seven polling stations in Anantapur, Kurnool, Srikakulam, Markapuram and Palnadu went to repoll on Friday. State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha said the repoll concluded peacefully and that arrangements are in place for a smooth, transparent count.
Charges from both sides
Former minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy of the YSRCP alleged on Friday that the ruling coalition rigged the polls with police help. He demanded fresh polls wherever ministers or MLAs visited booths. A TDP delegation led by MLC Varla Ramaiah filed 19 complaints with the SEC, accusing the YSRCP of violence and handing out cash "out of fear of defeat". No SEC response to the YSRCP's demand has been reported. Results will be posted on the SEC website.
