Repolling going on peacefully at 14/1 polling center in Chimakurthi

Ongole: Repolling is underway peacefully at polling station 14/1 in Chimakurthi municipality. The district administration has made strong security arrangements for the process.

Following the alleged rigging incident at polling station 14/1 in Ekalavya Nagar, Ward No. 14, Chimakurthy, on Sunday, and the report of District Election Officer and Collector P Raja Babu, the State Election Commission scheduled repolling for Monday. The Telugu Desam and YSR Congress parties denied any involvement in the said incident. The police registered a case on the incident and started the investigation.

The district administration has set up a CCTV camera inside the polling station, and a videographer has been specially appointed to record every incident on the premises. The Special Deputy Collector and the Municipal Commissioner are closely monitoring polling at the spot. District Collector Raja Babu is monitoring the polling live through webcasting from the collectorate. Officials said they are watching every step carefully.

Voters are coming to the station and using their right to vote freely and without fear. There have been no reports of any problem so far. Following SEC orders, polling staff are applying indelible ink to the voter's left middle finger during the repolling.

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Naresh Nandam

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Naresh Babu Nandam works as a Special Correspondent at The Hans India and primarily covers the erstwhile Prakasam district. He has a master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication and a bachelor's degree in Law. He has around twenty years of experience in print and broadcast journalism. He is a certified Google News Initiative trainer for fact-checking and online verification. Outside his journalism work, he is an OSINT practitioner and takes part in CTF challenges. He is the author of a spiritual thriller titled 'The Amber Scroll', available on Amazon.in.

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