Municipal Elections to Be Held in Andhra Pradesh Tomorrow

Arrangements have been completed for municipal elections in Andhra Pradesh, with polling scheduled to take place tomorrow across 13 municipal corporations and 87 municipalities. Voting will be held from 7 am to 5 pm. Polling materials and ballot boxes are being distributed to election staff today. To ensure peaceful polling, a total of 36,351 police personnel have been deployed across the state, covering 4,372 polling stations.

Special surveillance has been arranged at 671 highly sensitive polling stations, while police personnel will be deployed at another 1,233 sensitive locations. Continuous monitoring will be carried out using drones and CCTV cameras. A total of 1,543 route mobile teams have been formed to supervise the election process. Security at 111 strong rooms will be managed by 4,655 police personnel. So far, 107 people have been arrested in connection with election-related cases. Repolling, wherever necessary, will be held on November 2, while vote counting is scheduled for November 3.