Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections 2024: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Saturday introduced its first list of 94 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh.
TDP, led by former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, can be contesting the forthcoming polls in alliance with the Jana Sena Party (JSP). The state has a complete of 175 seats.
In the first list, the TDP-JSP have declared 118 candidates out of which 94 are of the Chandrababu Naidu’s celebration whereas remaining 24 are of JSP.
Notably, out of 94 on TDPâs list, 23 newcomers have been entrusted with the accountability to contest. The names of 24 JSP candidates can be introduced quickly.
The Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh are scheduled to be held together with Lok Sabha polls.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission is working in direction of making certain greater than 83 % polling within the forthcoming elections in Andhra Pradesh, mentioned Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mukesh Kumar Meena.
As half of this purpose, the CEO famous that a number of programmes are being undertaken to coach voters on the significance of exercising their franchise.
“During 2019 polls, the state recorded an average polling percentage of 79.77 while the national average was 69 percent,” mentioned Meena in a press launch.
Meanwhile, an Election Commission staff from New Delhi arrived to guage Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programmes in Andhra Pradesh.
Meena referred to as on the staff, and noticed that SVEEP programmes are being undertaken to make sure a polling share larger than 83.
He highlighted that intensive SVEEP programmes are being executed within the districts to enlighten each citizen and voter on the election course of and make them stakeholders within the forthcoming polls.
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