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Nandyal by-poll: EC to enforce model code of conduct soon

  • The Chief Electoral Officer has announced that Nadyal by-election would be completed by September 12
  • The notification for the election would be issued in two days.
  • After that, the model code of conduct will be put in place.
Nandyal by poll EC to enforce model code of conduct soon

The State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Bhanwar Lal has announced that the model code of conduct will be in place in poll-bound Nandyal soon.

Lal said that the notification for Nandyal by-poll is likely to be issued in a day or two. Earlier on Sunday, he met with the Kurnool District Revenue Officer Gangadhar Gowd, Excise Superintendent Ch. Mahesh Kumar, Nandyal in-charge ES Rani and other officials at the state guest house and analysed different aspects of the election process.

He directed the officials to get ready to conduct a peaceful, free and fair election.

The Nandyal assembly seat fell vacant after the demise of sitting legislator Bhuma Nagi Reddy. As per Constitution, a vacant assembly seat needs to be filled within six months and in this regard, the CEO announced that the Nandyal by-poll election process would be completed by September 12.

The CEO told officials to discuss with political parties the polling process and voters list. He asked them to inspect the polling centres and ensure necessary facilities in them.

The CEO also reprimanded the polling officials, after he found several duplicate entries in the voters' list.

He pointed out that there was a drop in the number of enrolment of young voters in Kurnool district. He then asked officials to visit houses and enrol voters.

He said the election code would commence once the notification of election is issued and ordered the police to place check-posts along the district borders, beef up security arrangements and stop issuing firearm licenses.

He told the Collector to identify voters in industries, mining companies and construction workers in Panyam, Dhone, Nandyal and Kurnool and enrol them.

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