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Updated Mar 11, 2021, 4:55 am IST
Scores of voters find their names missing from voters’ list, including deputy chief minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinvas
Polls were held in 12 municipal corporations and 71 municipalities / Nagar panchayats. (Photo: DC/ Narayana Rao)
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh has registered an overall 62.28 per cent polling in elections held for urban local bodies throughout the state on Wednesday. The voting percentage is expected to go up further. Both State Election Commission (SEC) and municipal administration authorities had not got the final polling tallies from the districts till 7 p.m.
Polls were held in 12 municipal corporations and 71 municipalities / Nagar panchayats. The average percentage of polling was 11.71 at 9.00 a.m., 32.23 at 11.00 a.m., 42.84 at 1.00 p.m., 53.57 at 3.00 p.m. and 62.28 at 5.00 p.m.
AP High Court suspends SEC’s order allowing 14 to file nominations
Updated Mar 4, 2021, 4:17 am IST
The judge pointed out that candidates, who have been prevented from filing their nominations, must only approach tribunals
A single-judge bench headed by justice D. V. S. S. Somayajulu said the statute and rules clearly mention that complaints from nomination till the declaration of results are not to be entertained by SEC.
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh High Court has suspended an order of the State Election Commission (SEC) permitting 14 persons to file their nominations in the forthcoming urban local body polls.
A single-judge bench headed by justice D. V. S. S. Somayajulu said the statute and rules clearly mention that complaints from nomination till the declaration of results are not to be entertained by SEC. The court observed that any such issue could be decided only through an election petition.
372 gram panchayats to go to polls on March 15 in AP
Updated Mar 4, 2021, 4:14 am IST
SEC on Wednesday issued notification for conduct of elections to the leftover offices of sarpanches and wards in 372-gram panchayats
State Election Commissioner N. Ramesh Kumar called upon registered voters to elect their sarpanches and wards in the notified gram panchayats. (Photo: AFP)
VIJAYAWADA: The State Election Commission on Wednesday issued notification for conduct of elections to the leftover offices of sarpanches and wards in 372-gram panchayats. They will be held from 6.30 am to 3.30 pm on March 15.
The SEC stated that elections could not be held to the offices of sarpanches and wards in the recent polls for reasons like all nominations being either invalid or were withdrawn.
HC suspends SEC direction to ward volunteers during polls
Updated Mar 4, 2021, 4:31 am IST
The court laid stress that an educated and informed voter, conscious of his rights and duties, was the main requirement today
The SEC’s contention was that the ward volunteers should not be entrusted with the distribution of voters’ slips and they should be without mobile phones as it would result in influencing the voters.
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued an order suspending the State Election Commission’s direction not to involve ward volunteers in urban local body polls.
A single-judge bench headed by Justice DVSS Somayajulu said there was no need to suspend all activities of the ward volunteers referring to the impugned order of the SEC permitting the ward volunteers to carry on their normal and routine mandated responsibilities. The court opined that in case any attempts were made by the volunteers, appropriate action for coercion, intimidation and undue in
Updated Feb 22, 2021, 4:52 am IST
Elections were held in 16 revenue divisions and 161 mandals
The highest percentage was recorded in Vizianagaram district at 87.09 per cent while the lowest percentage was in Nellore district with 76 per cent. (Photo: DC/ Narayana Rao)
VIJAYAWADA: Barring some untoward, but minor, incidents, the fourth and final phase of gram panchayat elections concluded smoothly across the 13 districts on Sunday. According to reports, the fourth phase polling stood at 82.85 per cent.
Elections were held in 16 revenue divisions and 161 mandals. Polling commenced by 6.30 am and concluded around 3.30 pm and counting began by 4 pm.
There was a steady rush of voters right from 6.30 am. The polling percentage was 13.42% at 8.30 am, 41.55% by 10.30 am, 66.60% by 12.30 pm, 78.90% at 2.30 pm and finally 82.85% by the end of polling.