East Godavari district prepares for panchayat elections
East Godavari Superintendent of Police Adnan Nayeem Asmi on Sunday took stock of the preparedness and deployment of security forces in gram panchayats affected by Left-Wing Extremist activities in Chintoor Agency in East Godavari district along the Andhra Pradesh-Chhattisgarh border.
It may be recalled that the State police recently conducted a strategic meeting with their counterparts in Sukma district in Chhattisgarh and Malkangiri district in Odisha, seeking support for conducting the gram panchayat elections peacefully.
Mr. Nayeem Asmi told
The Hindu that eight CRPF companies would be roped in for the elections in the 78 LWE-affected panchayats in East Godavari Agency.
Panchayat Raj Minister Peddireddy Ramachandrareddy has reacted to the sanctions imposed upon him by SEC Nimmagadda Ramesh. On Saturday, he told the media that Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar was working on Chandrababu's orders. He questioned as to how can action be taken against a minister in the government. An election officer should know how to exercise restraint, he said.
TDP confident of strong showing in panchayat elections
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The Telugu Desam Party’s Parliamentary wing president Kimidi Nagarjuna on Saturday exuded confidence that voters would ensure a massive victory for the party in the upcoming panchayat elections.
“The people are fed up with the poor governance of the Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy administration,” Mr. Nagarjuna said while accompanying TDP-backed candidates during the filing of their nominations in Cheepurupalli constituency.
“The so-called welfare schemes would be of little benefit to the people due to skyrocketing inflation, which has made lives miserable for the poor. People want stable prices for essential commodities and petrol. When the rates are drastically on the rise, people are unable to buy essential goods. The situation is worse for poor people living in villages where they have limited opportunities to earn income,” Mr. Nagarjuna said.
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AMARAVATI: Minutes after getting the green signal from the Supreme Court to continue the election process for gram panchayats, State Election Commissioner (SEC) Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar swung into action on Monday.
SEC revised the schedule for the first phase of elections keeping in view of the fact that the district collectors have not made any arrangements to accept nominations from Monday. SEC said that the dates fixed for the polling (if necessary) for the II, III and IV phase will remain unaltered. However, the II phase will become phase-I and phase-III will become phase-II and phase-IV will be treated as phase-III and phase-I had been rescheduled as phase-IV.
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Andhra local body polls: SEC issues notification for first phase of panchayat elections
Amid opposition by the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy government, Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar on Saturday issued the notification for the first phase of panchayat elections. The state government vehemently opposed to the conduct of the polls, informed the poll body that the time was not conducive for the exercise.
The Andhra Pradesh gram panchayat elections are scheduled to be held in four phases. The first phase of election will be held on February 5, While the second phase will be conducted on February 9. The election commission announced that the third phase is scheduled to be held on February 13 and the fourth phase on February 14. Polling will be held from 6.30 am to 3.30 pm and counting will commence from 4.00 pm on the same day (February 13).