Officials Gear Up For Local Body Polls In Nellore, Prakasam, Markapuram Districts
District officials in Nellore, Prakasam and Markapuram are preparing polling infrastructure, security and logistics for upcoming local body elections.
District administrations of Nellore, Prakasam, and Markapuram have intensified their preparations for the upcoming local body elections, focusing on security, polling infrastructure, and logistics.
Nellore collector Himanshu Shukla inspected the reception centres, strong rooms, and counting halls at Jeevan Jyothi Junior College near Kovur for MPTC and ZPTC elections in Indukurpet, Kovur, Buchireddypalem, Vidavalur, and Kodavalur mandals. He directed officials to ensure adequate security, barricading, electricity, drinking water, transport, and parking facilities.
In Prakasam district, collector and district election officer P. Rajababu instructed municipal commissioners to arrange ballot papers and boxes, identify distribution and reception centres, and establish secure strong rooms and counting centres. He stressed the need for advance security planning at sensitive and hyper-sensitive polling stations.
Markapuram collector M. Vijaya Sunitha said the district is ready to conduct elections in Markapuram, Giddalur, and Kanigiri municipalities covering 100 wards and 163 polling stations. Nominations will be accepted from October 16 to October 18 and scrutiny of nominations will be on October 19. Withdrawal of nomination will be allowed until October 21. Polling and counting are scheduled for October 28.
Vijaya Sunitha said arrangements, including CCTV surveillance, webcasting, and enforcement teams for implementation of the Model Code of Conduct, are being put in place. MPTC, ZPTC and gram panchayat elections will be held in three phases.
