AP Records 60.36% Polling In Urban local Body Elections
The State Election Commission (SEC), in a statement released on Sunday: Reports
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh recorded an average polling percentage of 60.36 in elections held for 92 urban local bodies (ULBs) on Sunday, lower than the 63.6% turnout registered in the March 2021 elections.
The State Election Commission (SEC), in a statement released on Sunday, said the tentative polling percentage stood at 60.36 as of 5 pm. A total of 3,453 wards went to polls, with 96,89,061 registered voters. Of them, 58,48,040 exercised their franchise.
Kanigiri municipality recorded the highest voter turnout at 83.86%, followed by Gudur in Kurnool district (83.73%), Penukonda (80.58%) and Nellimarla (80.31%).
Among the urban local bodies that recorded the lowest turnout, Tirupati stood at the bottom with 46.85%, followed by the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) at 50.02%, Vijayawada at 52.10%, Anantapur at 53.19% and Adoni at 53.60%.
