Overview

• The State Election Commission held targeted re-polls at two Pulivendula booths after complaints, but YSRCP candidates and agents refused to participate.
• TDP’s Latha Reddy won the Pulivendula ZPTC bypoll by more than 6,000 votes, marking the first defeat of the YSR family’s local-body nominee since 1978.
• Counting in Ontimitta showed strong leads for TDP, extending the party’s gains in Kadapa district and signaling shifting local power dynamics.
• YSRCP has accused police of colluding with TDP cadres in booth-capturing and voter intimidation and announced plans to file court petitions to annul the results.
• Despite webcasting, CCTV monitoring and heavy security, the SEC’s limited interventions have failed to resolve legitimacy disputes, leaving oversight and institutional impartiality under scrutiny.