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AP: Campaign ends for Urban Local Body elections

Vijayawada, Oct 30 (UNI) The election campaign for the Urban Local Bodies in Andhra Pradesh came to an end on Friday evening at 5 pm.
The elections are scheduled on November 1 and counting of votes on November 3.
The fight in all municipal corporations and municipalities will be between the ruling NDA alliance and the Opposition YSR Congress party.
As many as 17 municipal chairpersons have been elected unanimously of which 15 have gone to the TDP, while the Jana Sena and BJP secured one each.
Meanwhile, the State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Puneetha held a meeting with the district Collectors, SP and officials here on Friday and reviewed the arrangements.
The mayors and municipal chairpersons will be elected directly in these elections.
Officials said that 36,351 police personnel are being deployed to conduct ULB elections peacefully in the State. Arrangements are being made to monitor the voting process using drones and CCTV cameras.
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