Guntur Collector inspects strong rooms

Guntur: District collector and district election officer CM Sai Kanth Varma inspected the strong rooms and distribution centre on Tuesday as part of the arrangements for ensuing local body elections.

Andhra Muslim College in Guntur is being used as the distribution centre for the Guntur Municipal Corporation elections. Similarly, arrangements for strong rooms and vote counting are being made at the Engineering College of Acharya Nagarjuna University.

Varma along with GMC commissioner K Mayur Ashok, ZP CEO V Jyothi Basu inspected strong rooms and distribution centres. He instructed officials to ensure that all election materials were available in sufficient quantities at the distribution centre, leaving no scope for shortages. He directed them to arrange refreshments and lunch for election personnel.

Vehicles should be kept ready according to designated routes, and the attendance of Presiding Officers, Assistant Presiding Officers and other staff should be verified, he said. He directed officials to ensure proper installation of CCTV cameras at the strong rooms and counting halls.

Guntur RDO K Srinivasa Rao, GMC superintending engineer Venkateswara Rao, CPO Rambabu, deputy commissioner Srinivas, District Panchayat Raj Engineering Officer G Srinivas were present.

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