It was smooth sailing for polling officials and security personnel who successfully completed the election process on Hope Island by 6 p.m. on May 13 (Monday).
The island, located in Tallarevu mandal of the Mummudivaram Assembly constituency in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, only ten kilometres off the Kakinada coast, has a total of 315 voters — all of whom depend on fishing in the Kakinada Bay for their livelihood.