Elections to 28 ZPTC, 419 MPTC seats in Palnadu

Narasaraopet: Palnadu district administration has made all arrangements to conduct MPTC and ZPTC elections in a transparent and peaceful manner. Joint Collector and returning officer for MPTC and ZPTC elections Sanjana Sriharsha announced the election schedule at a press conference held at the RDO’s in Narasaraopet on Monday.

Speaking on this occasion, he said that nominations for MPTC seats would be received by the respective returning officers at mandal level, while nominations for ZPTC seats would be received by her at RDO’s office in Narasaraopet. The State Election Commission issued notification for MPTC and ZPTC elections on Monday. Nominations will be accepted from October 21 to October 23, until 5 pm. Scrutiny of nominations will be held on October 24. Candidates, whose nominations are rejected, may file appeals on October 25. MPTC candidates can submit their appeals at the respective RDO offices, while ZPTC candidates can file appeals at the District Collector’s office.

Withdrawal of nominations and announcement of the final list of contesting candidates will be announced on October 27. Polling will be held on November 3 and counting of votes will start at 8 am on November 5. The results will be announced immediately after the completion of counting. Polling will be conducted for 28 ZPTC and 419 MPTC seats across the district. Approximately 12.42 lakh voters are expected to exercise their franchise. A total of 1,548 polling stations will be established for the elections, including 706 hyper-sensitive and 488 sensitive polling stations. To ensure the effective implementation of the Model Code of Conduct, static surveillance teams, flying squads and Model Code of Conduct teams have been constituted at the mandal level and vested with magisterial powers.

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