Police personnel maintain a tight vigil at the strongrooms ahead of the counting of votes for the ZPTC and MPTC elections, in Vijayawada on November 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Counting of votes in 577 Zilla and 7,707 Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies began at 8 a.m. on Saturday (November 7, 2026) amidst tight security.
Arrangements for the counting were made at 365 centres. About 19,885 police officers of various capacities were deployed to ensure security keeping in view the likelihood of violence between cadres of the major political parties and the clashes jeopardising the counting process.
In East Godavari district, Damanthunigidem Panchayat of Devarapalli Mandal, 28-year-old Jana Sena Party MPTC contestant, Garapati Divya, died of cardiac arrest a few hours ahead of counting of votes. Published - November 07, 2026 08:56 am IST