TDP wins 20 MPTC seats, leads in 67 more in Guntur district

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Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha inspecting a counting centre at Acharya Nagarjuna University in Guntur on Saturday. | Photo Credit: T. VIJAYA KUMAR

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) maintained a clear lead in the Guntur district MPTC and ZPTC elections on Saturday, winning 20 MPTC seats (declared) and leading in another 67, as per the results officially updated at 5 p.m.

It may take more time for declaration of all the remaining results as counting is still in progress. The NDA partners (TDP, JSP and BJP) are headed to make a clean sweep in many mandals.

Of the 193 MPTC seats taken up for counting across 13 mandals, the JSP won four and leading in 13. The YSRCP could win two and was ahead in 26 more. Others won one seat and were leading in four. The BJP was leading in one seat.

In Chebrolu, the TDP won 12 seats, JSP two, YSRCP two and Others one. In Duggirala, the TDP won three and was ledadng in six; JSP was leading in one and YSRCP in four. The TDP was leading in five seats in Guntur Rural and nine in Kakumanu. In Medikonduru, it was leading in two, while the JSP and YSRCP in one each.

In Pedakakani, the TDP was leading in 14, JSP in three, YSRCP in one and Others in one. In Pedanandipadu, the TDP won one seat and was leding in five, while the JSP was leading in one, the YSRCP in three and Others in two.

In Phirangipuram, the YSRCP was leading in nine and the TDP in five. In Ponnur, the TDP won four seats and was leading in eight, while the JSP won two and led in one. The TDP was leading in six seats at Prathipadu and seven at Vatticherukuru, where the JSP, BJP, YSRCP and Others were leading in one each. No MPTC wins or leads were listed for Kollipara and Tenali.

In the ZPTC count, the TDP was leading in seven seats and the JSP in two, with no wins declared. The TDP was leading in Duggirala, Kakumanu, Pedakakani, Pedanandipadu, Phirangipuram, Prathipadu and Vatticherukuru, while the JSP was ahead in Guntur Rural and Ponnur. The BJP and YSRCP had no ZPTC leads when reports last came in.

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