The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission has ordered repolling at seven polling centres across six districts following complaints of irregularities and booth capturing during the ZPTC and MPTC elections held on November 5.
The repolling began at 7 am on Friday and will continue until 5 pm. Officials have made arrangements to ensure that eligible voters can exercise their franchise without disruption.
Repolling is being conducted in areas where complaints were received from Anantapur, Srikakulam, Kurnool, Markapuram and Palnadu districts. In addition, polling is taking place in certain mandals of Eluru and East Godavari districts, where voting was postponed due to heavy rain and adverse weather conditions caused by the cyclone.
The November 5 polling witnessed clashes and arguments between supporters of major political parties at several locations. The Election Commission has also initiated action in connection with the complaints.After polling concludes at 5 pm, ballot boxes will be transported to strong rooms under tight security. Counting of votes is scheduled to begin at 8 am on Saturday, November 7.
Meanwhile, YSRCP chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged large-scale rigging and bogus voting by the ruling alliance and questioned the fairness of the elections.