Farmers cast their votes by 8 pm in Kakinada, boats deployed for voters in Konaseema

KAKINADA/AMALAPURAM

Polling for the MPTC/ZPTC elections continued till 8:00 pm on Thursday in many parts of Kakinada district as farmers and farm laborers turned up at the polling station after returning from their fields which were affected by Cyclones Arnab and Murasu in Kakinada district.

Although voting was scheduled to end at 5:00 p.m., those in line before the deadline were allowed to vote.

In Tuni mandal, where the last vote was cast at 8 pm, the overall polling percentage was 72.19. As many as 48,554 voters exercised their right to vote.

The total voting percentage was 68.85% till 8:00 pm Elections were held at 20 ZPTCs and 395 MPTCs in more than 1300 polling stations in Kakinada district. ZPTC elections were held for 20 seats. The highest polling percentage in the district of 77.49% was recorded in Kotananduru mandal. The voting was peaceful.

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District Dr. BR Ambedkar Konaseema recorded 62% polling in 19 ZPTCs and 372 MPTCs in 1294 polling stations on Thursday. No adverse incidents were reported. Seven MPTCs were declared unanimous while 885 candidates were in the fray for the remaining MPTC seats.

District Collector R. Mahesh Kumar said autorickshaws and boats have been deployed to help voters reach the designated polling stations in view of the continuous rainfall across the district. The census will be held in Amalapuram, Kothapeta, P. Gannavaram and Ramachandpuram on November 7.

Published – 5 Nov 2026 22:57 IST