Collector reviews arrangements for MPTC, ZPTC polls in Andhra’s ASR district
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District Collector and District Election Officer T. Nishanthi on Tuesday (November 3, 2026) briefed the media at the Collectorate in Paderu regarding the arrangements for the Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTC) and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) elections in Alluri Sitharama Raju district, to be held on November 5.
She outlined the deployment and training of polling personnel, facilities at polling stations, and security. District Election Observer Ronanki Kurmanath, Election Expenditure Observer Dheeraj Hans, Zilla Parishad Chief Executive Officer Vasudeva Rao, and Divisional Panchayat Officer P.S. Kumar were present.
The State Election Commission had rescheduled the polling from November 3. Re-polling, if any, will be on November 6 and counting on November 7.
Distribution, reception, strong room, and counting centres have been identified in 11 mandals: Ananthagiri, Araku Valley, Chintapalli, Dumbriguda, G.K. Veedhi, G. Madugula, Hukumpeta, Koyyuru, Munchingiputtu, Paderu, and Pedabayalu.
Zonal and Route Officers have been directed to ensure basic facilities at all polling stations, oversee security, ensure that polling begins on time, and facilitate the safe transport of polling personnel and election material. They were also told to prevent Model Code violations and illegal transportation of liquor, and to see that ballot boxes are kept securely in the strong rooms after polling.
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