Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Tirupati Officials Told to Ensure Impartial Election Preparations
Tirupati is getting ready for elections to its Municipal Corporation.
The city now has 66 wards, compared with 50 before, and officials have identified 304 polling stations.
There are 290,492 registered voters.
D. Sampath Kumar told staff to do their election work carefully, fairly and openly.
He also asked different departments to work together and prepare maps showing where polling stations are.
Election materials will be kept in a secure room at SV Arts College.
He warned that staff could face departmental action if they are negligent.
The aim is to help the election take place peacefully.
D. Sampath Kumar urged municipal officials to carry out election duties transparently, efficiently and impartially.
A review meeting in Tirupati assessed preparations for upcoming Municipal Corporation general elections.
The corporation has 66 wards, up from 50, and 304 identified polling stations.
Tirupati has 290,492 registered voters: 147,171 women, 143,292 men and 29 voters in other categories.
A strong room for election materials has been arranged at SV Arts College; officials were told to coordinate and prepare polling-station maps.
- Who
- Municipal Administration Commissioner and Director D. Sampath Kumar and Tirupati municipal officials and staff.
- What
- Officials reviewed preparations for Municipal Corporation general elections and were instructed to perform election duties impartially and transparently.
- When
- Tuesday; the article does not specify the date. The elections are upcoming.
- Where
- Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh; the strong room is at SV Arts College.
- Why
- To prepare for the upcoming municipal elections and support a peaceful electoral exercise.
Election administration priorities
Accountability and enforcement
How election duties should be carried out
Election administration priorities
Sampath Kumar called for dedication, transparency, efficiency, impartiality and coordination among departments.
Accountability and enforcement
He warned that negligence would lead to strict departmental action and urged staff to complete daily duties promptly.
- Wards
- 66, increased from 50
- Identified polling stations
- 304
- Registered voters
- 290,492
- Women voters
- 147,171
- Men voters
- 143,292
- Other-category voters
- 29
- Election-material strong room
- SV Arts College, Tirupati