Hyderabad: The Congress party in Telangana and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Seemandhra are ahead in the municipal elections. Counting of votes polled in the March 30 municipal elections in Andhra Pradesh is underway on Monday.
Out of three municipal corporations which went to polls in Telangana, the TRS has bagged Karimnagar while the Congress is ahead in Nizamabad and Ramagundem. Overall, the Congress has so far won 394 seats and the TRS 245 seats in Telangana. The TDP has bagged 129 and others 256 seats.
The TDP has won control of 36 municipalities while YSRCP has won 11. Among the seven corporations which went to polls, the TDP has bagged Chittoor and is ahead in two other urban bodies. Overall, the TDP has so far won 934 seats and YSRCP 634 seats. The Congress has won just 45.
The counting of votes polled in March 30 elections in 10 municipal corporations and 146 municipalities began at 8 am on Monday at 155 centres across the state. In Telangana, elections were held for 56 municipalities and three corporations and in Seemandhra for 90 municipalities and seven corporations.
Around 8,000 people have been deployed for counting of votes. The poll panel has ordered closure of all liquor shops near the counting centres to prevent any law and order problem. The commission also announced that counting of votes polled in rural local body elections held last month will be taken up on Tuesday.
Simultaneous elections for the Assembly and the Lok Sabha were held in two phases – April 30 and May 7. The counting of votes for these elections is scheduled on May 16. The much-delayed elections to urban and rural local bodies were announced after the intervention of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and the Supreme Court, respectively.
Bureau Report
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