All arrangements made for municipal polls today, says Collector
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‘10,661 officials and 4,000 police personnel drafted for election duty’
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District Collector V. Vinay Chand speaking to the media in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. Police Commissioner Manish Kumar Sinha, GVMC Commissioner S. Nagalakshmi and Superintendent of Police, B Krishna Rao are seen.
‘10,661 officials and 4,000 police personnel drafted for election duty’
A total of 10,661 polling staff and as many as 4,000 police personnel will be on duty to conduct municipal elections in a peaceful manner in Visakhapatnam district on Wednesday.
The polls are being held in 148 wards, including 98 in Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), 22 in Yelamanchali and 28 in Narsipatnam, District Collector V. Vinay Chand said on Tuesday.
4,000 police personnel to be deployed for GVMC polls
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Vizag to have 1,619 polling stations at 690 locations
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Vizag to have 1,619 polling stations at 690 locations
The city police will be deploying about 4,000 personnel for the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) polls on March 10.
A force comprising 3,085 men and officers and 850 strong women police, who will be assisted by five platoons of the AP Special Police, will be deployed, according to a note from the Police Commissioner’s office.
The city will have 1,619 polling stations at 690 locations, spread across the city.
Among the 690 locations, 143 have been identified as hypersensitive and 242 as sensitive.
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As campaign picks up, people fear increase in COVID cases
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Safety norms ignored in electioneering, allege residents
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Safety norms ignored in electioneering, allege residents
With the municipal election campaign picking up momentum, people in the city fear increase in number of COVID-19 cases. A large number of public meetings and rallies are being organised as part of the election campaign in which safety norms are totally ignored.
“We were confined to our houses for almost two months, when the pandemic was at its peak last year. Smell of sanitisers and bleaching powder emanated from our colonies. Over 100 people were affected due to the virus and more than 10 persons died. We hope those dreadful days didn’t recur. But the news of second COVID wave is frightening us,” said K. Sagar, a resident of Kobbarithota, which was a hotspot last year.