The voting process in Nandyal is going on smoothly with voters enthusiastically using their right to vote like never before. 60% polling percentage was recorded till 2:00pm in Nandyal. The total number of voters in the Nandyal constituency is 2,18,858, of which 1,07,778 are men, and 1,11,018 are women. By the afternoon, 1,16,214 voters of which 56,268 men and 59,954 women have exercised their right to vote.
The polling percentage is expected to surpass the highest number 73% casted in 1983. The voting percentage in rural areas has increased considerably compared to the urban areas. The 33.40 per cent polling recorded at 11 am was due to the voters of Nandyal Mandal and Gospadu Mandal who showed interest in using their voting rights.
YSR Congress Party candidate Shilpa Mohan Reddy along with his family members voted at Ramakrishna School Polling Center in Sanjeev Nagar. Member of Parliament SPY Reddy casted his vote in the polling station at Gandhinagar.
The polling process, which began at 7 am, will continue till 6pm in the evening. The polling is being conducted in 255 centres and a total of 2500 personnel are deployed on the by-election duty. Rayalaseema IG Iqbal is monitoring the polling in Nandyal constituency.