In Andhra Pradesh, barring minor incidents, a heavy and peaceful polling marked the polling in Nellore Lok Sabha and 18 Assembly bye-elections. State Chief Electoral Officer Bhanwarlal told our Hyderabad Correspondent that about 80 per cent voting was recorded at the end of polling at 5 pm.

However, he said, the final figures will go up as large number of voters were waiting in queues to vote at 5 pm. In the Nellore Lok Sabha constituency, 68 per cent of the total 13 lakh, 51 thousand voters have turned out to cast their vote.

While Udayagiri Assembly segment recorded the highest, about 88 per cent polling, Tirupati recorded the lowest 66 per cent so