Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Polls

A few incidents of violence, mostly in Guntur district, marred the fourth and final phase of elections to the gram panchayats in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, which saw 81.78 per cent polling.

Despite opposition from the Odisha government, the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh Saturday conducted gram panchayat polls in Kotia area of Koraput district, the region on which both the states have been staking their claim.

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Andhra Pradesh government on a petition seeking contempt action against its state officials for notifying Panchayat polls in three villages controlled by Odisha.

Results were declared for 292 out of 296 sarpanch posts that went to polling in the first phase of gram panchayat elections in Anakapalle revenue division in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday.

As many as 2,723 panchayats in Andhra Pradesh are set to go for polls in the first phase on Tuesday.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary wrote to the Union Health Secretary to highlight "logistical problems" of conducting an election while frontline workers - including police and polling officials - have yet to be vaccinated

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Andhra Pradesh's plea to defer panchayat polls - due next month - because of the Covid pandemic, pointing out that even larger electoral exercises had been successfully held despite far more difficult conditions

The State Election Commission is all set to issue the notification on Saturday for the first phase of elections to gram panchayats in Andhra Pradesh even as the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government, which is vehemently opposed to the conduct of the polls, informed the poll body that the time was not conducive for the exercise.

In a setback to the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy administration, the Andhra Pradesh High Court today gave the green signal for the conduct of elections to gram panchayats in four phases from February 5.

The YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday challenged the State Election Commission's decision to conduct elections to the gram panchayats and moved a "House Motion petition" in the High Court seeking that the poll process be stalled.

Andhra Pradesh High Court today ordered reinstatement of Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar as State Election Commissioner and set aside an ordinance amending Panchayat Raj Act to reduce State Election Commissioner's tenure to 3 years

Over 85 per cent polling was reported in the third and final phase of panchayat elections in Andhra Pradesh today.

The ruling Congress recovered a bit in the second phase of elections to gram panchayats in Andhra Pradesh by securing a lead in 10 districts while main opposition Telugu Desam continued its good run emerging on top in nine districts as per the trends available this evening.

About 40 per cent of polling was reported till 11 am in the second phase of elections to gram panchayats in Andhra Pradesh today.

The district administration has made all arrangements for the smooth conduct of the second phase of panchayat elections in Visakhapatnam and Narsipatnam divisions to be held today.

A few incidents of violence, mostly in Guntur district, marred the fourth and final phase of elections to the gram panchayats in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, which saw 81.78 per cent polling.

Despite opposition from the Odisha government, the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh Saturday conducted gram panchayat polls in Kotia area of Koraput district, the region on which both the states have been staking their claim.

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Andhra Pradesh government on a petition seeking contempt action against its state officials for notifying Panchayat polls in three villages controlled by Odisha.

Results were declared for 292 out of 296 sarpanch posts that went to polling in the first phase of gram panchayat elections in Anakapalle revenue division in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday.

As many as 2,723 panchayats in Andhra Pradesh are set to go for polls in the first phase on Tuesday.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary wrote to the Union Health Secretary to highlight "logistical problems" of conducting an election while frontline workers - including police and polling officials - have yet to be vaccinated

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Andhra Pradesh's plea to defer panchayat polls - due next month - because of the Covid pandemic, pointing out that even larger electoral exercises had been successfully held despite far more difficult conditions

The State Election Commission is all set to issue the notification on Saturday for the first phase of elections to gram panchayats in Andhra Pradesh even as the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government, which is vehemently opposed to the conduct of the polls, informed the poll body that the time was not conducive for the exercise.

In a setback to the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy administration, the Andhra Pradesh High Court today gave the green signal for the conduct of elections to gram panchayats in four phases from February 5.

The YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday challenged the State Election Commission's decision to conduct elections to the gram panchayats and moved a "House Motion petition" in the High Court seeking that the poll process be stalled.

Andhra Pradesh High Court today ordered reinstatement of Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar as State Election Commissioner and set aside an ordinance amending Panchayat Raj Act to reduce State Election Commissioner's tenure to 3 years

Over 85 per cent polling was reported in the third and final phase of panchayat elections in Andhra Pradesh today.

The ruling Congress recovered a bit in the second phase of elections to gram panchayats in Andhra Pradesh by securing a lead in 10 districts while main opposition Telugu Desam continued its good run emerging on top in nine districts as per the trends available this evening.

About 40 per cent of polling was reported till 11 am in the second phase of elections to gram panchayats in Andhra Pradesh today.

The district administration has made all arrangements for the smooth conduct of the second phase of panchayat elections in Visakhapatnam and Narsipatnam divisions to be held today.