AP High Court Stays Elections In Eluru Municipal Corporation Over Anomalies In Voters List Mar 09, 2021, 13:19 IST
AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued Stay Orders on the conduct of the Eluru municipal corporation elections to be held on March 10 on Monday and has given the authorities the option of correcting anomalies in the voters list. A single-judge bench, headed by Justice DVSS Somayajulu issued interim orders to this effect
The Judge was hearing a batch of petitions seeking an interim order to stay the March 10 polls to the Eluru municipal corporation as the authorities failed to rectify the anomalies in the preparation of electoral rolls and provision of reservation as mentioned in the petition.
Seven urban local bodies go to polls in the district
All arrangements have been made for the municipal elections in seven urban local bodies on Wednesday. About 10.76 lakh voters are expected to cast their vote.
District Collector A.Md. Imtiaz called upon the public to exercise their right to vote provided by the Constitution.
Polling for 229 municipal wards in Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation, Nuzvid Municipality, Pedana Municipality, Nandigama Nagara Panchayat, Tiruvuru Nagara Panchayat and Vuyyuru Nagara Panchayat will be conducted from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mr. Imtiaz said there were 10,76,374 voters in the seven ULBs and voter slips were distributed to 93% of them. The remaining voters who did not receive the slips due to various reasons could collect them at the helpdesks at polling booths, he said.