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.
More women voters
Hope Island Assistant Returning Officer M. Srinivasa Rao told The Hindu that “a total of 80%, i.e., 252 voters exercised their franchise on the island. Women voters outnumbered the men with as many as 140 women casting their votes.”
“Our personnel, who landed on the island a day ahead of polling, returned safely with all the EVMs without any untoward incidents. It was a peaceful polling process on the island and all the EVMs have been handed over to the counting section,” added Mr. Srinivasa Rao.
