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Vizianagaram prepares for local elections, identifies sensitive polling areas
Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh is preparing for local body elections.
District Collector S. Ramsundar Reddy said the State Election Commission is expected to announce the election schedule in a couple of days.
Officials are collecting information on villages and polling areas considered sensitive or highly sensitive, working with the police to plan safeguards.
Booths where one candidate received more than 75% of the votes are to be designated as sensitive.
The administration says it has arranged ballot boxes and papers and is preparing for each stage, from nominations to voting.
The elections include a mayor and 62 corporators in Vizianagaram Municipal Corporation, as well as representatives in other local bodies.
Candidates will use party symbols in these elections, but sarpanch elections will not; the Commission’s notification will set out the schedule.
Vizianagaram district is preparing for local body elections, with the State Election Commission expected to issue its notification in a couple of days.
Officials are collecting data on sensitive and hypersensitive villages to help ensure free and fair polls.
Polling booths where a candidate received more than 75% of the votes will be designated as sensitive areas.
The district administration has arranged ballot boxes and ballot papers and is coordinating with police.
Elections will cover municipal, panchayat and territorial constituencies, with party symbols used except in sarpanch elections.
- Who
- Vizianagaram district administration, led by Collector S. Ramsundar Reddy, is preparing for the elections.
- What
- The district is preparing for local body elections and identifying sensitive polling areas.
- When
- The State Election Commission is expected to issue its notification in a couple of days. The election date is not stated.
- Where
- Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To help ensure free and fair elections and prevent possible malpractices.
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We have already made arrangements for ballot boxes and ballot papers. The suggestions from senior officials were being taken for the effective administration of the elections starting from filing of nominations, withdrawals and conducting of polls as per the schedule of the Commission,
The district administration began collecting data on sensitive and hypersensitive villages and making arrangements for ballot boxes and ballot papers.
Ramsundar Reddy held an initial review meeting with Superintendent of Police A.R. Damodar and other senior officials.
The State Election Commission is expected to issue its election notification.
- Sensitivity threshold
- More than 75% of votes for a particular candidate at a polling booth
- Municipal corporation
- Vizianagaram Municipal Corporation
- Corporators
- 62
- Territorial constituencies
- 27 Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies, along with Mandala Parishad Territorial constituencies
- Election symbols
- Party symbols for the elections; no party symbols for sarpanch elections
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