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GVMC Prepares for 2026 Elections With 18.37 Lakh Voters
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation is getting ready for its 2026 elections.
About 1.84 million people can vote across 120 wards.
They will vote at 1,990 polling stations.
Officials have grouped the stations by how much extra attention and security they may need.
Election workers are being trained, and preparations include transport, strong rooms and counting centres.
Polling stations are also expected to have drinking water, toilets, electricity and ramps.
Ketan Garg told officials to follow election rules and treat candidates fairly.
The aim is to make the election free, fair and transparent.
GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg directed officials to prepare for the corporation’s 2026 ordinary elections.
A total of 1,837,901 voters are eligible to vote at 1,990 polling stations across 120 wards.
Training for returning and assistant returning officers is complete; presiding and polling officers are scheduled for training on October 13 and 14.
Polling stations are classified as 91 hyper-sensitive, 313 sensitive, 393 critical and 1,193 normal.
Officials were told to provide voter facilities, coordinate transport and security, and enforce the Model Code of Conduct.
- Who
- The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation and election officials, under the direction of Commissioner and Additional Election Authority Ketan Garg.
- What
- Preparations for GVMC’s second ordinary elections, scheduled for 2026.
- Where
- Across 120 wards of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation.
- When
- The elections are planned for 2026; a review meeting was held on Saturday, and presiding and polling officer training is scheduled for October 13 and 14.
- Why
- To ensure the polls are conducted freely, fairly and transparently.
Key facts
- Eligible voters
- 1,837,901
- Polling stations
- 1,990
- Wards
- 120
- Hyper-sensitive stations
- 91
- Sensitive stations
- 313
- Critical stations
- 393
- Normal stations
- 1,193
- Presiding and polling officer training
- October 13 and 14
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