2,422 Gram Panchayats in Andhra Pradesh see no contest

Members of 2,422 Gram Panchayats in Andhra Pradesh have been elected without contest, poll officials said today.
Besides, 174 Sarpanchas have also been elected unopposed, State Election Commission officials said here.
The Gram Panchayat elections, wherever required, will be held in three phases on July 23, 27 and 31.
The nominations were filed from July 7 to 13 and the last date for the withdrawal of candidature was July 17.
Andhra Pradesh has 21,592 Gram Panchayats, of which 21,491 are going to polls. The number of wards in the poll- bound Gram Panchayats stood at 2,17,578.
Over Rs 8 crore of unaccounted money had been seized during the election process, the officials said, adding 1,055 cases have been filed against unauthorised liquor vends.

The counting of votes will be taken up on the day of polling itself.