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State Election Commissioner N. Ramesh Kumar has said that electioneering involving ward volunteers for the elections to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) is prohibited and constitutes an electoral offence in violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
Mr. Kumar, in a press release, said complaints can be registered on 0866-2466877, the commission’s 24x7 call centre, and action will be taken immediately. Complaints can also be mailed to secy.apsec2@gmail.com or registered with District Collectors and Municipal Commissioners concerned. Besides, written complaints can be lodged with the election officers.
The District Collectors and Municipal Commissioners were instructed to take prompt action on receiving complaints and to create awareness among the general public against illegal electioneering practices involving ward volunteers.
Over 81% Polling Recorded In Final Phase Of Andhra Panchayat Elections Over 81% Polling Recorded In Final Phase Of Andhra Panchayat Elections Police made lathicharge at a couple of places in Guntur district to quell clashing mobs while polling agents of candidates were allegedly beaten up in some places, police sources said.
Already, 554 sarpanches were declared elected unopposed. (Representational)
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A few incidents of violence, mostly in Guntur district, marred the fourth and final phase of elections to the gram panchayats in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, which saw 81.78 per cent polling.
Police made lathicharge at a couple of places in Guntur district to quell clashing mobs while polling agents of candidates were allegedly beaten up in some places, police sources said.
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Collector J. Nivas and other senior officials have been making arrangements for his tour.
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Collector J. Nivas and other senior officials have been making arrangements for his tour. State Election Commissioner (SEC) N. Ramesh Kumar is scheduled to visit the district on February 1 to oversee the Gram Panchayat election process.
Collector J. Nivas and other senior officials have been making arrangements for his tour and scheduled meetings even as the spat between the commission and the government over the timing of the elections continued.
Andhra Pradesh Teachers’ Federation State President K. Bhanumurthy said that the association would urge the SEC to exempt pregnant women and employees suffering from chronic diseases from poll duties.
AP Panchayat Polls: SEC censures two top IAS officers for failing to update electoral rolls The state government on Wednesday rejected the recommendation that the censure become part of their service records and would communicate the decision in a proper manner to the poll body, an official source said Andha Pradesh Election Commissioner N Ramesh Kumar. News18
Amaravati: The State Election Commission (SEC) in Andhra Pradesh has censured two senior IAS officers for alleged dereliction of duty in their work related to the gram panchayat elections.
A day after the SEC wrote to it, the state government on Wednesday rejected the recommendation that the censure would become part of their service records and would communicate the decision in a proper manner to the poll body, an official source said.