Polling peaceful in 44 naxal-hit areas along the tri-State borders

RAMPACHODAVARAM/BHIMAVARAM Polling in the 44 polling stations falling in the designated Left-Wing Extremist (LWE) areas on the tri-State borders of Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Telangana was held smoothly without any major incidents. Polling personnel deployed at the booths returned safely with the ballot boxes. In Polavaram district, nearly 1.40 lakh voters—63%— cast their votes in the Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTC) and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) elections.