Polling to the century-old Tirupati Cooperative bank went off peacefully on Wednesday, amid charges of rigging by the opposition parties.
Voting was held at Sri Govindaraja Swamy Arts College building, which was declared as the polling station for the same, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. As many as 130 polling booths were arranged in the building for the benefit of the 57,257 voters spread across Tirupati, Chandragiri and Srikalahasti Assembly constituencies.
Forty seven candidates were in the fray for the post of Directors, representing the ruling YSR Congress, TDP, BJP and Left. Scenting trouble, the police clamped 144 section in the vicinity of the polling station. Superintendent of Police P. Parameswara Reddy monitored the security arrangements and instructed the staff on duty to ensure peaceful polling.
