Punters bet big on candidates and parties as exit poll is awaited in Andhra Pradesh

At a time when the election and police authorities are busy making arrangements for the smooth counting of the votes polled in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, on June 4, punters are betting big on political parties and candidates.

At a time when the election and police authorities are busy making arrangements for the smooth counting of the votes polled in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, on June 4, punters are betting big on political parties and candidates.

As per the intelligence reports, big bets are being placed especially in the north coastal region of Andhra Pradesh.

Punters are placing stakes on winning chances of candidates from many key constituencies. Debates on the victory of their favourite candidates are going on a high pitch at public places.

NRIs, students, farmers, labourers, businessmen, women, doctors, techies, aqua traders, bullion traders, employees of private and government organisations and even petty vendors are reportedly placing bets, as per a senior police officer from the intelligence wing.

Voters are eagerly waiting for the exit polls which will be out after the final phase of polling on June 1.

As per intelligence reports, punters are organising betting by calculating various factors such as rural voting percentage, senior citizens, women voting, voting by first-time electors, votes polled in urban areas from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and caste equations.

“My friend had placed a bet of ₹10 lakh on which party would form the government. Many have put stakes ranging between ₹2 lakh and ₹15 lakh on the poll results,” says an aquaculture trader hailing from Undi in West Godavari district.