INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
VIJAYAWADA: The State Election Commission has issued notification for conduct of gram panchayat polls on February 5 from 6.30 am
to 3.30 pm in 11 districts during Phase-1
The districts left out are Vizianagaram and Prakasam
Polling during Phase-II will be held on February 9, Phase-III on February 13 and Phase-IV on February 17.As per the notification released on
Saturday by State Election Commissioner N
Ramesh Kumar, the notice for Phase-I elections will be released by the returning officer concerned on January 25 seeking filing of
nominations by contestants between 10.30 am and 5 pm
Ward-wise electoral rolls of gram panchayats will be displayed on the same day
Scrutiny of nominations will be on January 28 from 8 am onwards
Appeal against rejection of nominations before the appellate authority will be accepted on January 29 up to 5 pm
Disposal of appeals will be taken up on January 30
Polling will be conducted wherever necessary on February 5 from 6.30 am to 3.30 pm
Counting of votes will be taken up on the same day from 4 pm onwards
Results will be declared soon after completion of counting of votes and election of upa-sarpanch will also be held on the same day of
In case the election of upa-sarpanch is not held on that day, it will be held the next day.Polling will be held in 14 revenue divisions
including Srikakulam, Tekkali and Palakonda and in mandals of Etcherla, G
Sigadam, Ranasthalam, Gara, Srikakulam, Narasannapeta, Polaki, Jalumuru and Saravakota
In Visakhapatnam district, polling will be held in one revenue division of Visakhapatnam
The mandals include Bheemunipalem, Padmanabham, Anandapuram, Pendurthi, Sabbavaram and Paravada.In East Godavari district, polling to be
held in Amalapuram revenue division comprising mandals of Ainavilli, Allavaram, Amalapuram, Ambajipeta, Atreyapuram, I
Polavaram, Katrenikona, Kothapeta, Malikipuram, Mamidikuduru, P
Gannavaram, Ravulapalem, Razole, Sakhinetipalli and Uppalaguptam
In West Godavari district, polling to be held in Eluru revenue division in mandals of Bhimadole, Chinthalapudi, Denduluru, Dwaraka Tirumala,
Eluru, Ganapavaram, Kamavarapukota, Lingapalem, Nallajarla, Nidamarru, Pedapudi, Pedavegi, Pentapadu, T
Konduru, Agiripalli, Bapulapadu, Chatrai, Gampalagudem, Gannavaram, Musunuru, Nuzvid, Pamidimukkala, Reddigudem, Tiruvuru, Unguturu,
In Guntur district, polling will be held in Guntur revenue division among mandals of Amaravathi, Atchampet, Bellamkonda, Guntur, Krosur,
Mangalagiri, Medikonduru, Muppala, Pedakakani, Pedakurapadu, Phirangipuram, Prathipadu, Rajupalem, Sattenapalli, Tadepalli, Tadikonda,
Kodavalur, Kovur, Manubolu, Muthukur, Nellore Rural, Podalakur, Rapur, T.P
Gudur, Venkatachalam and Vidavalur
In Kurnool district, polling will be held in Adoni revenue division in mandals Aluru, Chippagiri, Devanakonda, Halaharvi, Holagunda, Aspari,
Kosigi, Kouthalam, Mantralayam, Peddakadubur, Adoni, Gonegandla, Nandavaram and Yemmaganur.In Anantapur district, polling will be held in
Adoni revenue division in mandals of Agali, Amarapuram, Chilamathur, Gorantla, Gudibanda, Hindupur, Lepakshi, Madagascar, Parigi, Penukonda,
Roddam, Rolla and Somandepalli
Their mandals include Pulivendula, Simhadripuram, Thondur, Vempalli, Vemula, Lingala, Jammalamadugu, Kondapuram, Muddanuru, Mylavaram and
Peddamudium, Chakrayapet and Yerraguntla
In Chittoor district, polling will be held in Tirupati revenue division with mandals of B.N
Kendriya, Chandragiri, K.V.B
