Collector inspects municipal nomination centres in Gooty

Gooty (Anantapur District): District Collector and District Election Officer O Anand stated that nomination process for municipal elections in the district is proceeding smoothly, adding that comprehensive arrangements have been made throughout the district to ensure the process continues without any untoward incidents or law-and-order concerns.

On Friday, he inspected the nomination process for municipal elections at Gooty municipal office, strong rooms and counting centers set up at Zilla Parishad Girls’ High School. He interacted with the staff assigned to election duties and inquired about several aspects, including whether they had received training for election duties, if they understood the procedures, documentation required for collection, proper recording of information, materials to be provided to candidates, their prior experience with election duties etc.

The Collector instructed officials to thoroughly read the guidelines provided in the handbook and to ensure a clear understanding of all procedures. Emphasising that no untoward incidents or disputes should occur during nomination process, Collector Anand directed that a public address system (microphone) be used on the final day of nominations to announce remaining time, and that a close watch be maintained to prevent any complications.

Speaking on the occasion, Collector Anand said that nominations will be accepted daily between 11 am and 3 pm over a three-day period. There were no issues reported anywhere in the district regarding nomination process, he added. Directives have been given to ensure that caste and income certificates are issued to applicants as quickly as possible, ideally within 24 hours.

Assistant Collector Suyash Kumar, Municipal Commissioner Surendra, Tahsildar Punyavati, election officers, and others were present during inspection.

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