AP: Tirupati district gears up for municipal polls with 2,500 police personnel
Tirupati, Oct 31 (TNT): Around 2,500 police personnel have been deployed across Tirupati district to ensure peaceful polling in the Tirupati Municipal Corporation and four other municipalities on Sunday, District Collector Dr S. Venkateswar said on Saturday.
Polling will be held from 0700 to 1700 hours on November 1, he said, adding that all arrangements had been completed for the free and fair conduct of elections.
Inspecting the election material distribution centre at SV Arts College here along with Municipal Commissioner M. Jayakrishna, the Collector reviewed the distribution of ballot boxes, ballot papers and other essential material to polling personnel.
He said nearly 90 per cent of voter slips had been distributed and appealed to voters to exercise their franchise at the polling stations mentioned on their slips.
Special facilities have been arranged for pregnant women, nursing mothers, senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
NSS volunteers will assist voters with queue management at polling stations.
Webcasting facilities have been arranged at sensitive and hypersensitive polling stations, with video recording as an alternative.
Micro-observers have also been appointed at every polling station to monitor the electoral process, he said
As part of the Model Code of Conduct, liquor shops within the respective municipal limits have been closed,, the Collector said.
The Collector directed election officials to strictly follow Election Commission guidelines and ensure that every eligible voter could exercise their franchise without fear, intimidation or pressure.
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