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Polling was underway for Nellore Municipal Corporation and 12 municipalities amid tight security in Andhra Pradesh on Monday.About 30 per cent voter turnout was recorded till noon. The polling began at 7 a.m. and will continue till 5 p.m. in Nellore Corporation and 12 municipalities including Kuppam municipality in Kuppam Assembly constituency represented by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president and former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.State Election Commissioner Neelam Sawhney said the polling was underway in a peaceful and smooth manner. She said elaborate security arrangements have been made to prevent any untoward incident.Polling was on for Akiveedu municipality in West Godavari district, Jaggayyapet and Kondapalli in Krishna district, Dachepalli and Gurazala in Guntur district, Darsi in Prakasam district, Buchireddypalem in Nellore district, Kuppam in Chittoor district, Bethamcherla in Kurnool district, Kamalapuram and Rajampet in Kadapa district and and Penukonda in Anantapur district.Repolling, wherever necessary, will be held on Tuesday while counting of votes will be taken up on Wednesday, the SEC said.
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Polling underway in 13 urban local bodies in Andhra
