YSRC supporters celebrating party s victory in municipal polls.
AMARAVATI: It was a virtual Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress (YSRC) tsunami in Andhra Pradesh urban civic bodies as the party captured nearly all municipal corporations for which results were declared on Sunday.
YSRC’s victories particularly in Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Guntur cities were a big setback to the principal opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP). The ruling party had left the rival parties including the TDP shell-shocked by winning 11 out of 11 municipal corporations and 69 of the 71 municipal towns.
The TDP’s score could not even touch the double digit in many towns. Although, TDP won majority wards in Tadipatri and Mydukur, YSRC is likely to bag the chairperson posts even in these two towns with the help of ex-officio votes leaving no urban area under TDP rule.
ULB elections in Guntur district see 61% turnout
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Voters line up from early hours of the day to avoid the heat
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Elections to the six Urban Local Bodies, including Guntur Municipal Corporation, ended on Wednesday on a peaceful note barring a couple of stray incidents.
At the end of polling at 5 p.m., 61.67% of polling was recorded across the district. Vinukonda recorded the highest polling percentage of 77.30%, while Guntur recorded 57.15%, similar to the polling percentage recorded in 2005.
Voters lined up early on Wednesday in order to avoid the heat and crowds. The process of polling through ballot paper was time-consuming, but voters were seen waiting patiently at the polling booths.
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Platform tickets get costly in Vijayawada division
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Platform tickets get costly in Vijayawada division. Image Source: IANS News
Amaravati, March 6 : Starting Saturday, platform ticket prices have risen up to Rs 30 at most of the railways stations categorised as non-suburban group (NSG) in South Central Railway (SCR) zone s Vijayawada division. The revised platform ticket fare at all major railway stations (non-suburban group NSG 1 to 3) will be Rs 30, said a railway zone official.
As many as 10 railway stations fall under this category and will charge Rs 30 per platform ticket: Vijayawada, Gudur, Nellore, Ongole, Tenali, Eluru, Rajamahendravaram, Samarlakota, Kakinada Town and Bhimavaram Town.
Ensure free and fair polls, Collector asks officials
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District Collector and District Electoral Officer Vivek Yadav has said that political parties should cooperate with the district administration to ensure that the municipal elections are conducted in a peaceful and orderly manner in strict compliance with the code of conduct for municipal elections.
Mr. Yadav chaired a meeting with representatives of political parties in connection with the municipal elections at the Collectorate here on Friday.
Elections would be held for the Guntur Municipal Corporation and the municipalities of Tenali, Piduguralla, Macherla, Repalle, Chilakaluripet, Vinukonda and Sattenapalli. Elections in to be held in 205 wards as 85 wards were unopposed. Candidates in all the wards in the municipalities of Macherla and Piduguralla have been elected unopposed.