Tirupati:Gram panchayat elections in 41 mandals across Chittoor, Tirupati, Nellore and Prakasam districts will be held in the first phase on November 26. The phase will cover nine mandals in Chittoor, 16 in Tirupati, and eight each in Nellore and Prakasam. Polling will be held from 7 am to 1 pm, followed by counting from 2 pm.
In Chittoor district, the first phase will cover six mandals in Palamaner constituency and three in Kuppam constituency. The district has 10.22 lakh voters for the three-phase elections. The first phase will cover 4,17,342 voters through 1,928 polling stations.
In Tirupati district, polling will be held in 404 gram panchayats across 16 mandals. These include five mandals in Kodur constituency, seven in Satyavedu and four in Srikalahasti. The district has 777 gram panchayats across 35 mandals, with elections scheduled in two phases on November 26 and 29.
In Prakasam district, 139 gram panchayats in eight mandals under the Ongole and Kondapi constituencies will go to polls in the first phase. The district has 515 gram panchayats across 27 mandals, with elections being held in three phases.
Collector and District Election Officer P. Rajababu said the elections would cover 5,166 wards through 5,236 polling stations.
The district has 10,70,902 voters, including 5,30,738 men, 5,40,138 women and 26 others. The district administration has identified 275 polling centres as sensitive and 197 as highly sensitive. Special security arrangements will be made at these centres. The remaining 808 centres have been classified as normal.
In Nellore district, the first phase will cover eight mandals in the Kavali revenue division: Allur, Bogole, Dagadarthi, Jaladanki, Kaligiri, Kavali, Kondapuram and Vinjamur.
Nominations will be accepted from November 15 to 17, followed by scrutiny on November 18. Appeals against rejection of nominations can be filed until November 19. The last date for withdrawal is November 21, when the final list of contestants will also be published.
Polling will be held on November 26, with counting beginning at 2 pm. If required, repolling will be held on November 27, followed by counting and declaration of results.
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