Suryaa News Desk: The MPTC and ZPTC elections concluded peacefully, with only minor incidents reported. Small disputes occurred in villages including Ravikamatham and Machavanipalem. In P. Ponnavolu, polling was delayed after a voter took a swastika stamp home. Following the delay, polling was completed for 108 individuals who were in the queue after 5:00 PM by issuing them tokens.
In villages such as Ravikamatham, Thotakurapalem, Medivada, and T. Arjapuram, elderly voters and women who had undergone surgeries arrived with assistance to cast their votes. Polling momentum increased after 10:00 AM in villages including Chimalapadu and Thotakurapalem, leading to queues at polling booths. Despite prior announcements regarding the prohibition of mobile phones at polling stations, some voters brought them to the centers.
Out of 56,003 registered voters in the mandal, 43,019 exercised their franchise. This total includes 20,610 men, 22,408 women, and one other voter.
