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StatesAndhra Pradesh

Andhra parishad polls: final turnout rises to 70.72%, Visakhapatnam tops at 82.51%

The State Election Commission's final district-wise figures for Thursday's MPTC and ZPTC polls put turnout well above the first count of 67.24%, as five cyclone-hit mandals finished voting on Friday ahead of counting on November 7.

From the editorial desk · AmaravatiPublished
Voters queue outside a polling booth in Andhra Pradesh (file photo)
Voters queue outside a polling booth in Andhra Pradesh (file photo)Election Commission of India / Wikimedia

Key points

  1. Final figures put Thursday's parishad poll turnout at 70.72% across 28 districts.
  2. Visakhapatnam led at 82.51%, while Alluri Sitharama Raju was lowest at 62.01%.
  3. Votes from the whole state are counted on November 7.

The State Election Commission has put the final turnout in Andhra Pradesh’s MPTC and ZPTC elections at 70.72%, well above the first figure of 67.24% it gave on Friday morning, according to its district-wise report for Thursday’s polling.

The final count shows a gap of more than 20 points between districts. Visakhapatnam recorded the highest turnout at 82.51%, followed by Chittoor at 76.30%, Vizianagaram at 76.21%, Anakapalli at 75.58% and NTR at 75.53%. Eluru polled 75.52% and Nandyal 74.27%.

Highest and lowest turnout, %
Highest and lowest turnout, %
ItemValue
Visakhapatnam82.51%
Chittoor76.30%
Vizianagaram76.21%
Srikakulam65.51%
Polavaram65.48%
Anantapur64.38%
Alluri Sitharama Raju62.01%

At the other end, Alluri Sitharama Raju was lowest at 62.01%, with Anantapur at 64.38%, Polavaram at 65.48%, Srikakulam at 65.51% and Konaseema at 66.33%. Anantapur saw some of Thursday’s worst clashes, including the fight at Marutla where ballot papers were torn.

Last votes on Friday

Friday brought the last round of voting. Five mandals cut off by Cyclone Murasu, Gopalapuram in East Godavari and Velerupadu, Buttayagudem, Jeelugumilli and Polavaram in the Eluru area, voted for 5 ZPTC and 60 MPTC seats, and fresh polling was held at seven booths in five districts where Thursday’s vote was cancelled. Voting there was due to end at 5 pm, and the commission has yet to give a turnout figure for it.

The commission’s report covers turnout only and gives no candidate-wise or party-wise picture. That will come when votes from across the state are counted on November 7, for 7,767 MPTC and 582 ZPTC seats. Elections for mandal parishad presidents and zilla parishad chairpersons follow on November 11 and 12.