TD Wins 3 ZPTC Seats Unopposed in Chittoor
89 candidates remain in the fray for 24 ZPTC seats ahead of November 1 polls
Tirupati: The Telugu Desam (TD) has secured three Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) seats unopposed in Chittoor district, with candidates of various parties contesting the remaining 24 seats.
The unopposed victories came in Yadamari, Bangarupalem and Puthalapattu, where TD candidates K. Yasoda, N.P. Suchitra Jayaprakash and M. Sailaja were declared elected, respectively.
Following the completion of the nomination withdrawal process at 3 pm on Tuesday, the final list showed 89 candidates in the fray for the remaining 24 seats.
The YSR Congress has fielded 24 candidates, followed by the TD with 22, Congress with 13, BSP with five and Jana Sena with two. Two candidates from other parties and 21 independents are also contesting.
District election officer and collector Sumit Kumar participated in finalising the candidates' list at the Zilla Parishad office in Chittoor. Joint collector Adarsh Rajendran, returning officer Ravikumar Naidu and district panchayat officer Sudhakar Babu were also present.
