Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission has announced the first phase of gram panchayat elections. Polling will be held on November 26 in several villages across 201 mandals in 26 districts.
The State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha issued the notification for the first phase of gram panchayat elections on Friday.
According to the State Election Commission, election notices will be issued and ward-wise electoral rolls displayed on November 15. The filing of nominations will begin at 10.30 am on November 15 and continue until 5 pm on November 17.
Scrutiny of nominations will begin at 8 am on November 18. Appeals against rejected nominations can be filed until 5 pm on November 19. The deadline for withdrawal of nominations is 3 pm on November 21, following which the final list of contesting candidates will be published.
Polling will take place from 7 am to 1 pm on November 26. Counting of votes will begin at 2 pm the same day, followed by the declaration of results. Elections for the posts of deputy sarpanch will also be held on the day the results are announced.
The commission said repolling, if required, would be conducted from 7 am to 1 pm on November 27.
(With inputs from media reports)