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T. Appala Naidu

Polling concludes peacefully with 80% voter turnout in fisherfolk’s Hope Island

 

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.

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