NTR district ready for peaceful polls

Vijayawada: The NTR district administration has made elaborate arrangements for the peaceful and transparent conduct of MPTC and ZPTC elections scheduled for November 5, District Collector Dr G Lakshmisha said on Wednesday.

Addressing a press conference at the Zilla Parishad office along with ZP CEO P Susheela, he said 992 polling stations had been set up for 8,35,515 voters.

As many as 55 candidates were contesting 16 ZPTC seats, while 631 candidates were in the fray for 276 MPTC seats.

The collector said 1,324 presiding officers, 1,283 assistant presiding officers and 3,959 other polling personnel had been trained and deployed. A special mobile application would enable presiding officers to report polling percentages in real time.

Facilities such as wheelchairs for persons with disabilities, drinking water, shaded waiting areas, medical camps, sanitation and help desks had been arranged at polling stations. A command control room had been established at the Collectorate to monitor the polling process. Voters could contact 91549 70454 for complaints or assistance.

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Dasari Srinivasa Rao

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Dasari Srinivasa Rao is a Staff Reporter with The Hans India, covering NTR and Krishna districts, with a primary focus on Vijayawada. He has 32 years of experience in journalism. His reporting spans a wide range of beats, including city and rural development, politics, irrigation, education, crime, and human-interest stories.

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