MPTC and ZPTC nomination filings in Nellore to begin on Oct 21

Nellore: Election General Observer Sada Bhargavi on Monday directed district administration and police officials to ensure the smooth, fair, and transparent conduct of upcoming local body elections across Nellore district.

Following a high-level video conference chaired by State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha from the Secretariat in Amaravati, Observer Sada Bhargavi, District Collector Himanshu Shukla, and Superintendent of Police Dr Ajitha Vejendla convened a review meeting with departmental nodal officers at the Collectorate.

EGO Sada Bhargavi instructed officials to strictly enforce Model Code of Conduct (MCC) guidelines and guarantee basic amenities, including drinking water and uninterrupted power supply, across all polling booths.

District Collector Himanshu Shukla announced that nomination filings for Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTC) and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) seats will take place from October 21 to 23.

Nominations for MPTC seats will be accepted at respective Mandal Parishad Development Officer (MPDO) offices, while ZPTC nominations will be received at the Zilla Parishad head office. Collector Shukla further highlighted that webcasting and CCTV surveillance would be operational at all sensitive and highly sensitive centers.

District SP Dr Ajitha Vejendla outlined that a comprehensive security blueprint has been prepared, deploying approximately 4,000 police personnel for election duties.

She affirmed that special security bandobast will be stationed at critical locations to prevent untoward incidents during nomination, polling, and counting phases.

District Revenue Officer Vijay Kumar and departmental nodal officers attended the meeting.

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