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Polling for the ZPTC and MPTC elections in Andhra Pradesh began on November 5, 2026, with 2.61 crore eligible voters participating. The State Election Commission deployed 201,116 officials and staff to oversee the process at 31,460 polling stations. However, polling was postponed in several mandals due to heavy rain. The TDP-led NDA alliance is confident of winning the majority of seats, following their success in the recent urban local body polls. Meanwhile, the YSRCP has reported incidents of violence, intimidation, and obstruction during the elections, calling for intervention from the State Election Commission and police officials.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu urged the TDP-led NDA alliance to work in coordination to win all ZPTC and MPTC seats. Naidu congratulated the alliance for their 94% success rate in the urban local body elections, attributing the results to the government's welfare, development, and good governance. The YSRCP has alleged incidents of violence, intimidation, and obstruction of voters and polling agents, and attacks on a journalist during the elections, demanding immediate intervention from the State Election Commission and senior police officials.
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