Couting begins in AP

Counting of votes for the 42 Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh began on Thursday, amidst tight security.

Counting of votes for the 42 Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh began on Thursday, amidst tight security.

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Elaborate security arrangements have been made for smooth conduct of the election process.

The fate of 279 candidates, including TDP leader KYerran Naidu (Srikakulam), Union Ministers UV Krishnam Raju (Narsapur) and Bandaru Dattatreya (Secunderabad), brother of Chief Minister-designate YS Rajsekhar Reddy, YS Vivekananda Reddy (Cuddapah), Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress firebrand leader Renuka Chowdhary (Khammam) and AICC spokesman Jaipal Reddy (Miryalguda) are some of the other prominent, whose fate would also be decided on Thursday.