Apr 06, 2021, 13:04 IST All liquor shops will remain closed during the period of 48 hours before the polling date As per Government orders, it authorised district collectors to declare holiday on April 8 in areas notified for polling under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Indelible ink will be applied to the the little finger of the left hand during the MPTC/ZPTC election AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner Nilam Sawhney has requested the government to declare a day off on polling day (April 8) so that the people of the state can exercise their right to vote in the upcoming Mandal and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTC/ZPTC) elections. The district collectors were asked to declare holiday on April 7 and 8 for all public buildings, educational institutional buildings and other buildings in the areas that are to be used for conducting polls.