At a polling booth in Tenali assembly constituency in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh clashes scenes were seen as physical altercation broke out between a voter and MLA amid ongoing elections.
According to the media sources, the polling process took an ugly turn after Tenali MLA A Shiva Kumar slapped an electorate when he questioned the former for jumping the queue.
The YSRCP leader allegedly manhandled the voter following an argument with voters, which also resulted in the voter retaliating, as per the police.
The argument further escalated after the voter slapped the MLA back. Visuals have emerged from the polling booth where a group of men started beating up the voter after he slapped the legislator in return.
Polling started at 7 am in the state and will go on till 6 pm, barring at a few places where it will conclude one or two hours earlier. The YSRCP is contesting in all 175 Assembly seats and 25 Lok Sabha segments in the state.
As part of a seat sharing deal among NDA partners, the TDP was allocated 144 Assembly and 17 Lok Sabha constituencies while the BJP is contesting from six Lok Sabha and 10 Assembly seats.
Actor Pawan Kalyan-led Janasena is contesting two Lok Sabha and 21 Assembly seats.
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