Notification for byelections soon

                                                                          
he Election Commission is going to introduce the short message system (SMS) shortly in the state to check poll irregularities. Chief Electoral Officer Bhanwarlal addressed officials in the district at the district collector’s offices at Vizag and Srikakulam on Tuesday in connection with the bypolls in Narasannapet and Payakaraopet constituencies,
He said that the notification for bypolls in all 18 constituencies would be released shortly and instructed officials to speed up the process of preparing voters’ lists. He also said they will allocate five toll-free numbers and anybody can send an SMS to these numbers about any untoward incident at polling stations; details of the sender would be kept confidential.
He also said that they have been stepping up measures to conduct fair polls across the state. He asked people who have attained 18 years of age to obtain voter identity cards. These would be provided within 10 days, free of cost.
He said that they had deputed booth level officials for verification and they would take up door-to-door visits and ascertain the facts.
He also appealed to agents of political parties to accompany them to speed up the process and also to avoid future complications. He said that they had already given instructions to avoid paid articles in the media and action would be initiated against those who violated the guideline.
He also said that they had accelerated the process of issuing cards to voters.
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