Municipal elections were held peacefully in Nellore district

MA&UD Minister Ponguru Narayana was addressing the media after casting his vote at a polling booth at Ratnam School in Nellore on Sunday. According to the agreement | Photo credit: By arrangement

The Nellore Municipal Corporation (NMC) elections saw a voter turnout of nearly 57.72% on Sunday. Polling continued past 7:00 pm in many polling stations and was peaceful with no reported incidents of violence in either corporation limit.

Out of a total of 4.89 lakh voters in 72 wards in the city, 2.82 lakh people exercised their right to vote, according to the next election office and Nellore Municipal Corporation (NMC) commissioner.

A minor dispute took place between TDP and YSRCP supporters in 27th division of Nellore town. However, it was limited to a stormy exchange of words between the two parties near the polling station and was brought under control after police intervention.

State Endowment Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy and MA&UD Minister Ponguru Narayana cast their votes in Santhapeta and Harnathapuram respectively. Vemireddy MP Prabhakar Reddy, his wife and Kovur MLA Vemireddy Prashanti Reddy voted in the 27th division.

District Election Officer and Collector Himanshu Shukla inspected the polling booths on a motorbike. He walked around the city, visited various polling stations to examine the voting process and asked the officials about the details regarding the voting process.

Despite heavy rain in some areas, citizens came to polling stations to exercise their right to vote. The woman left the public stunned after she arrived at the polling station at Navalakula Thota’s 4th Mile Center High School in her wedding attire to cast her vote shortly after her wedding.

A newlywed bride shows off her inked fingers after casting her vote at a polling booth at 4th Mile Center High School in Navalakula Thota, Nellore on Sunday. | Photo credit: By arrangement

After the polling was over in the polling booths within the NMC limits, the election staff kept the ballot boxes in the safes set up at DKW College. The District Collector and Municipal Commissioner inspected the vaults and ordered officials to remain vigilant.

Similarly, 19,389 people (73.09 per cent) out of a total of 26,529 voters in 28 wards in Atmakur municipality and 21,926 (60.17 per cent) out of 36,438 voters in two wards in Buchireddypalem municipality voted by 5 pm.

Published – 01 Nov 2026 22:38 IST