Overview
- Election officials began counting votes on Tuesday at designated centres including Andhra Loyola College in Vijayawada and Andhra University in Visakhapatnam, with counts scheduled to start at 8 a.m. after strong rooms opened earlier.
- Authorities imposed strict controls at counting venues, banning most mobile phones with deposit counters, video‑recording every table, enforcing entry rules and ordering Section 144 around sites to prevent disturbances.
- The State Election Commission reported a final overall turnout of 60.96% for the ULB polls and said repolling held on Monday in 12 wards across seven urban local bodies recorded 60.64% turnout.
- The YSR Congress Party has lodged a live complaint in Pulivendula over a reported mismatch that showed 681 votes in an 'Others' category where electoral rolls list 14 such voters, and party chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy met the returning officer and staged a sit‑in.
- High‑profile local contests such as the Vijayawada mayoral race have focused attention on the count, with officials urging strict adherence to counting rules and parties prepared to use formal remedies if irregularities are found.