Nodal officers appointed for local body polls in Nellore dist

Nellore: District Collector and District Election Officer Himanshu Shukla has appointed nodal officers for 20 key responsibilities for smooth and fair conduct of rural local body elections in Nellore district.

The responsibilities include implementation of model code of conduct, law and order, election security planning, manpower management, printing and distribution of election material, transportation, training, expenditure monitoring, coordination with observers, media management, computerisation, grievance redressal, webcasting, postal ballots, appointing micro observers and others.

Joint Collector Mogili Venkateswarlu has been appointed as the nodal officer for implementation of model code of conduct while DRO N Vijay Kumar and Additional Superintendent of Police CH Sowjanya will oversee law and order and election security arrangements.

DRO Vijay Kumar, Deputy Collector G Keshavardhan Reddy, DEO Balaji Rao, Manager B Venkata Nagarjuna and IT AP Officer Pavan Kumar have been assigned responsibilities relating to manpower management and randomisation and other officers for the purpose.

The Collector instructed all the appointed nodal officers to familiarise themselves with election rules, regulations and procedures and discharge their assigned duties promptly and efficiently to ensure free and fair elections without any complaints. He warned of initiating action against the officials if found negligence and any violation of election rules would be viewed seriously.

He directed municipal commissioners, Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad and District Panchayat Officer to provide necessary supporting staff to assist the nodal officers appointed at district level.

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