NDA grabs 117 MPTC seats in Bapatla district, TDP wins 109

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The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), comprising Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Jana Sena Party (JSP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), registered a decisive victory in the MPTC elections in Bapatla district by winning 117 seats of the 273 MPTCs taken up for counting of votes.

According to the updates received till the last report came in on Saturday, the TDP secured 109 MPTC seats, while its alliance partner JSP won eight. The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) secured 19 seats, while others won one. The BJP did not register a victory in the results declared so far.

The TDP dominated several mandals, securing 17 seats in Martur, 12 in Parchur, 11 in Bhattiprolu, 10 in Repalle, nine in Chinaganjam, eight each in Karamchedu and Nagaram, seven in Yeddanapudi, six each in Cherukupalli and P.V. Palem, four in Nizampatnam, three in Bapatla, two each in Amruthalur and Tsundur, and one each in Chirala, Karlapalem, Kolluru and Vemuru.

The JSP won three seats in Repalle, two each in Cherukupalli and Karlapalem, and one each in Chinaganjam and the remaining mandal as reflected in the district tally, taking its total to eight.

The YSRCP secured 19 seats, including four in P.V. Palem, three in Parchur, two each in Bapatla, Chinaganjam, Karlapalem and Martur, and one each in Chirala, Karamchedu, Kolluru and Tsundur.

In the ZPTC elections, the TDP won two seats and was leading in four more. It emerged victorious in P.V. Palem and Yeddanapudi, while it was ahead in Bhattiprolu, Cherukupalli, Nagaram and Parchur.

The BJP and JSP had no ZPTC wins or leads, while the YSRCP also had no ZPTC victory or lead recorded in the tally.

Counting was continuing till the last report came in.

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