AP Panchayat Elections 2021: 65 Percent Polling Registered In Second Phase Feb 13, 2021, 13:16 IST
Andhra Pradesh 2nd Phase Panchayat Elections 2021: The second phase of the Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayat Elections which commenced on Saturday registered 64.75 per cent polling at 12:30.
Voting for 2,786 ward members commenced at 6.30 am and will conclude at 3.30 pm while counting of votes will start at 4 pm. Elections will be held to elect 20,817 ward members.
In the second phase, the announcement was made for the election of 33,570 wards in a total of 3,328 panchayats spread over 18 revenue divisions in 167 mandals in 13 districts. Of these, 539 sarpanch positions were declared unanimous.
A total of 7,510 candidates are in the fray for the remaining 2,786 panchayats. At 10:30 a.m., 37.67 percent polling was recorded. State Election Officer Girija Shankar is overseeing the election process through webcasting.