The AP is all set for biennial elections to the Legislative Council for the East-West Godavari and Krishna-Guntur teacher constituencies to be held on Sunday. The votes will be counted on 17 March.
In all, 30 candidates are in the fray in the two constituencies.
In the East-West Godavari Teachers Constituency, 17,467 voters will exercise their franchise, while the Krishna-Guntur constituency has 13,505 voters.
Elections will be held from 8 am to 2 pm at polling stations in Yatapaka, Rampachhodavaram, Kukunoor and Jangareddygudem areas affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE). Of the total 227 polling stations, 75 are considered important. Elections in other regions will be held from 8 am to 4 pm
Voters should not carry mobile phones, cameras or digital devices of any kind to the polling stations. They must produce Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC), Aadhaar or PAN card, driving license, passport, or degree or diploma certificate issued by universities to exercise their franchise.
Webcast and video recording of the voting process will be done. According to election officials, voters must follow the COVID-19 protocol.
2,121 polling and 2,409 police personnel will be deployed for the elections. In all, 152 static surveillance teams and 159 flying squads will be deployed for peaceful conduct of voting.
IAS Officer I. Samuel Anand Kumar and KV Raman will be the observers for the East-West Godavari and Krishna-Guntur constituencies respectively.
Authorities visited polling stations in the districts on Saturday, and reviewed the system for peaceful conduct of elections.
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