Suryaa News Desk: Authorities have finalized all arrangements for the counting of votes for the Eluru Municipal Corporation, Nuzvid Municipality, and Jangareddygudem Municipality, following the polling held on the 1st of this month. The counting process is scheduled to begin at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, November 3.
The counting centers are located at Sir C.R. Reddy Engineering College in Eluru for the Eluru Municipal Corporation, Saradhi Engineering College in Nuzvid for the Nuzvid Municipality, and at the Agricultural Market Committee for the Jangareddygudem Municipality. Staff assigned to counting duties are required to report to their respective centers by 6:00 AM.
The process will commence with the transfer of ballot boxes from strong rooms to the counting halls in the presence of political party representatives. In Eluru, two counting halls have been established at Sir C.R. Reddy Engineering College to expedite the process, where votes for division corporators and the mayor will be counted separately.
District Collector K. Vetriselvi inspected the counting center at Sir C.R. Reddy Engineering College on Monday evening. During the inspection, the Collector reviewed the availability of necessary equipment at each table, examined the display boards for results, and directed officials to install additional CCTV cameras to ensure transparency. Furthermore, instructions were issued to ensure adequate arrangements in light of weather department warnings regarding heavy rains and to provide snacks for the polling staff to ensure no inconvenience.
The inspection was attended by Joint Collector M.J. Abhishek Gowda, Assistant Collector Ch. Shravan Kumar Reddy, RDO Lakshmi Prasanna, Eluru Municipal Corporation Commissioner A. Bhanu Pratap, DSP Shravan Kumar, and municipal staff.
