4,000 Police Personnel For Nellore Local Body Polls

NELLORE: Around 4,000 police personnel will be deployed for local body elections in Nellore district to ensure peaceful polling, district SP Dr Ajitha Vejendla said on Monday.

At a review meeting at the Collectorate, district collector Himanshu Shukla directed officials to ensure transparent elections and foolproof arrangements at polling and counting centres.

Election observer Sada Bhargavi called for strict implementation of the Model Code of Conduct and urged officials to prevent violations. She stressed coordination among election monitoring teams and proper training for polling staff and micro-observers.

The collector said nominations for municipal elections had been completed and polling was scheduled for October 28. Nominations for MPTC and ZPTC seats will be received from October 21 to 23 at the respective MPDO offices and the Zilla Parishad office.

Officials are arranging CCTV cameras and webcasting at highly sensitive polling stations, besides ensuring adequate facilities at polling and counting centres. Arrangements are also being made for postal ballots and transportation of polling material.

The SP said special police teams would be deployed to prevent untoward incidents, with enhanced security at highly sensitive polling stations.