Election Observer appointed for Villupuram
The Hindu
The State Election Commission has appointed IAS officer K.S. Palanisamy as election observer to Villupuram district for the rural local body polls to be held on October 6 and 9. According to a release
The State Election Commission has appointed IAS officer K.S. Palanisamy as election observer to Villupuram district for the rural local body polls to be held on October 6 and 9.
According to a release, public can meet the observer in Room No.4 in the Circuit House at the Collectorate complex to lodge complaints on violation of the model code of conduct.
Complaints could be lodged with him over the mobile phone on 75503 72424.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.