SEC puts on hold unanimous polls in Guntur

Poll Observer inspects and reviews situation in some villages

February 05, 2021 08:18 pm | Updated February 06, 2021 10:46 am IST - GUNTUR

State Election Commissioner N. Ramesh Kumar addressing the media in Vijayawada on Wednesday.

State Election Commissioner N. Ramesh Kumar addressing the media in Vijayawada on Wednesday.

Taking a serious note of the trend of unanimous elections in the district, the State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar has put on hold the results of unanimous elections in Guntur and Chittoor districts.

In Guntur, at the end of the first phase of elections in the Tenali revenue division, there was a single candidate in 67 gram panchayats.

Mr. Ramesh Kumar directed the Election Observer Kantilal Dande to inspect some villages, and Mr. Dande, accompanied by election personnel, reviewed the situation in Ponnur and Kakumanu villages.

Second phase

The second phase of nominations in the Gurazala division will begin on Saturday. Superintendent of Police, Guntur Rural, Vishal Gunni visited some areas in Gurazala and Tummalacheruvu and reviewed the situation. He also held talks with village elders and asked them to maintain peace.

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