A.P. set for counting of votes in 92 ULBs on November 3

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The State Election Commission (SEC) has made arrangements for the counting of votes in 92 urban local bodies (13 Municipal Corporations and 79 Municipalities and Nagar Panchayats) from 8 a.m. on November 3 (Tuesday).

SEC Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha, in a press release, said that counting was being conducted for a total of 3,186 wards, including 804 in Municipal Corporations (MCs) and 2,382 in Municipalities and Nagar Panchayats (M&NPs). The total number of counting centres is 138 — 22 in Municipal Corporations and the remaining in Municipalities and Nagar Panchayats.

The counting process will be undertaken by 47,817 supervisors, assistants and staff (28,182 in MCs and 19,635 in M&NPs). A total of 1,372 CCTVs have been installed at strong rooms and counting centres (98 in MCs and 126 in M&NPs).

Meanwhile, the SEC reported that the final voting percentage in the 92 urban local bodies that went to polls on November 1 stood at 62.16, with 60,22,411 of the 96,89,061 voters exercising their franchise.

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