All arrangements in place for municipal polls across south A.P.

Polling officials checking election materials on the premises of S.V. Arts College in Tirupati on Saturday. | Photo Credit: K.V. Poornachandra Kumar

All arrangements have been completed for municipal polls across the southern districts of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. The respective district administrations, police authorities, polling staff and and micro-observers are ready to conduct the elections in a peaceful, free, and fair manner. 

Tirupati District Collector S. Venkateswar, along with by Municipal Commissioner M. Jayakrishna, inspected the election materials at the premises of S.V. Arts College on Saturday morning. They reviewed the process of distributing ballot boxes, ballot papers, and other supplies.

“Special facilities have been arranged for pregnant women, nursing mothers, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and female voters. NSS volunteers will assist with queue management. Nearly 2,500 police personnel have been deployed to ensure security,” the Collector said.

In SPSR Nellore district, Superintendent of Police (SP) Ajitha Vejendla said that stringent security arrangements were being implemented to ensure that citizens can exercise their right to vote in a free and peaceful environment.

Following her direction, the police officials conducted on-site inspections of polling stations. They examined the infrastructure and security arrangements available at the polling stations and the surrounding areas.

Similarly, under the directives of Kadapa district Superintendent of Police (SP) Shelke Nachiket Vishwanath, the police officials conducted route march in R.K. Nagar and field inspections of hyper-sensitive and sensitive polling stations within Jammalamadugu and Rajampet municipalities.

The SP warned that strict action will be taken against those engaging in activities that disrupt law and order or lead to untoward incidents. He ensured continuous monitoring and robust barricading at the polling stations.

As polling is set to take place for the Ongole Municipal Corporation, as well as Cheemakurthi and Addanki municipalities, Prakasam District Collector P. Raja Babu, SP V. Harshavardhan Raju and Joint Collector Kalpana Kumari jointly inspected the arrangements for the municipal elections.

Polling staff check the election materials for the municipal elections at RISE Engineering College in Ongole on Saturday. | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS

“Of the 303 polling stations in the district, 100 have been categorised as hyper-sensitive and 107 as sensitive and based on the security scale determined for these respective categories, sufficient personnel have been deployed at all locations,” Mr. Harshavardhan said.

Markapuram district SP Pankaj Kumar Meena said that nearly 800 police personnel were deployed for election security duties to ensure the peaceful conduct of the elections in Markapuram, Giddalur, and Kanigiri municipalities.

Published - October 31, 2026 07:56 pm IST