Heavy security deployed as Andhra votes in MPTC, ZPTC elections

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.

Out of the 663 ZPTCs, polling notification was issued for 659 ZPTCs. Similarly, the notification was issued for 9,829 MPTCs out of 9,858 ZPTCs in the state.

Elections to 77 ZPTCs and 2,051 MPTC seats have been unanimous.

A total of 21,012 candidates are in the fray for these polls. According to the SEC, 2,169 candidates are contesting ZPTC seats while 18,843 are in fray for MPTC polls.

The SEC has deployed 2,01,116 polling officers and other staff for conducting the polling process.