Nellore: Voters’ left little fingers will be marked with indelible ink during the forthcoming gram panchayat elections in SPSR Nellore district, following a change in procedure by the State Election Commission, district collector Himanshu Shukla said on Saturday.
The change was necessitated as the indelible ink applied on voters’ left index fingers during the November 5 ZPTC and MPTC elections and on their left middle fingers during repolling on November 6 had not faded.
The collector directed officialA voter’s finger is marked with indelible ink during an election. In the forthcoming gram panchayat polls in SPSR Nellore district, the ink will be applied to the left little finger. (Representational Image)s to create awareness among voters and brief polling personnel about the revised procedure.
He said arrangements were being made to ensure peaceful and transparent elections.
Meanwhile, arrangements have been completed for conducting gram panchayat elections in three phases across the district.
The nomination process will begin on November 15.
Elections will be held for 700 gram panchayats and 6,668 wards across 35 mandals.
The first phase will cover 134 panchayats in eight mandals under Kavali revenue division.
The second phase will cover 297 panchayats in 14 mandals under Atmakur and Gudur divisions and some mandals of Kavali division.
The third phase will cover 269 panchayats in 13 mandals under Nellore revenue division.
Election notifications will be issued on November 15, 16 and 19 for the three phases, respectively.
Nominations will be received from 10.30 am to 5 pm.
The respective last dates for filing nominations are November 17, 20 and 23.
Scrutiny will be held on November 18, 21 and 24, while the deadlines for withdrawal of nominations are November 21, 24 and 27, respectively.
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