Election observer inspects nomination process

Rajamahendravaram: State Election Commission-appointed special observer M Gautami on Sunday inspected the process of receiving nominations at the Kovvur Municipal Office as part of the arrangements for municipal elections in East Godavari district.

She reviewed the election arrangements, the procedure for receiving nominations and the implementation of election rules. She instructed officials to ensure that the nomination process was conducted transparently and strictly in accordance with the guidelines issued by the State Election Commission.

Gautami stressed the need to provide candidates with clear information about election rules and procedures. She directed officials to strictly implement the Model Code of Conduct and remain vigilant in the discharge of their duties, leaving no room for negligence. The special observer said candidates and the public could contact her on 8977935065 to bring election-related complaints and other issues to her notice. Joint collector Y Megha Swaroop, Additional SP Tarun Pahwa, Kovvur RDO K Anand Rao, Municipal Commissioner Grandhi Sandeep, Tahsildar M Durga Prasad, MPDO C Venkata Reddy and other officials participated in the programme.

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Deekshitula Subrahmanyam

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Deekshitula RV Subrahmanyam is a Staff Reporter with The Hans India, covering the erstwhile East and West Godavari districts, along with Alluri Sitarama Raju and Polavaram districts. A journalist with experience of over three decades, he began his career as a Telugu mofussil reporter in 1991. He writes extensively on politics, tribal affairs, rural development, tourism, development, and human-interest stories He is the author of the six-part Telugu prose Ramayana Sitarama Kathasudha and has received several literary and journalistic honours, including the JCI Young Writer Award, Vadlamudi Rammohan Rao Memorial Award and Madduri Annapurnayya Memorial Award.

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