Election personnel on duty for the second ordinary municipal elections-2026 have been urged to utilise the postal ballot facility by Friday, October 30, the last day for casting their votes. Election observer S. Nagalakshmi, IAS, inspected the postal ballot facilitation centre set up at PB Siddhartha Arts and Science College in Mogalrajpuram on Thursday. She reviewed the arrangements made for election personnel, the voting process and the facilities provided to them, besides seeking details from the officials concerned.
Officials said eligible personnel assigned election duties on polling day and registered as voters in Vijayawada city could exercise their franchise through postal ballots at the centre on October 29 and 30, between 10 am and 5 pm. Those who had not yet voted were advised to make use of the final opportunity. The officials stressed that exercising one’s franchise was as important as discharging election duties. They were also directed to coordinate to ensure the smooth conduct of postal ballot voting and provide the necessary facilities to personnel visiting the centre.
Meanwhile, 440 election personnel had cast their postal ballots in Vijayawada by 5 pm on Thursday, according to the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation’s postal ballot facilitation centre report.
Of the 440 voters, 257 were men and 183 were women. Circle 3, covering wards 2 to 30, recorded the highest turnout, with 201 personnel casting their votes, including 121 men and 80 women. Circle 2, covering ward 1 and wards 59 to 86, recorded 143 votes, comprising 83 men and 60 women. Circle 1, covering wards 31 to 58, recorded 96 votes, including 53 men and 43 women.
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