APSEC - Notification - Change of closing time of poll in Vizianagaram District.

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Registered No. HSE-49/2016

PART VII EXTRAORDINARY

No.20 AMARAVATI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2021 G.708 NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

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A.P. STATE ELECTION COMMISSION 1st Floor, New HODs Building, M.G. Road, Vijayawada-520010.

NOTIFICATION

No. 30/SEC-B2/2021 Date: 10.02.2021

WHEREAS, the State Election Commission issued Notifications on 23.01.2021, 25.01.2021 and 28.01.2021 for conduct of Ordinary Elections to Gram Panchayats in the State in 4 Phases;

AND WHEREAS, the State Election Commission increased the hours of polling and fixed the polling time from 6.30 AM to 3.30 PM to observe precautions/measures like social distancing, etc., due to COVID pandemic situation and notified the same in the Election Schedule appended as Annexure-I to the said Notifications;

AND WHEREAS, the Collector and District Election Authority, Vizianagaram vide Letter No.80/2021/A3, dtd.10.02.2021 requested the State Election Commission to change the closing time of poll from 03.30 PM to 01.30 PM in respect of 59 Gram Panchayats located in 9 Mandals (56 Gram Panchayats in 8 Mandals in Phase-II on 13.02.2021 and 3 Gram Panchayats in one Mandal in Phase-IV on 21.02.2021) stating that these are Extremist affected Gram Panchayats and also adjacent to Odisha State where the movement of banned outfit members have been spotted;

AND WHEREAS, the State Election Commission after careful examination of the matter, decided to fix the closing of poll at 1.30 PM, instead of 3.30 PM, in respect of 59 Gram Panchayats located in 9 Mandals (56 Gram Panchayats in 8 Mandals in Phase-II on 13.02.2021 and 3 Gram Panchayats in one Mandal in Phase-IV on 21.02.2021) for the security reasons expressed by the Collector and District Election Authority, Vizianagaram;

[1] 2 ANDHRA PRADEH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY ________________________________________________________________________________ NOW, THEREFORE, the State Election Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred under Article 243K of the Constitution of India, Section 200(1), Section 201-A(1), sub-sec.(2) of Section 13 and sub-sec.(2) of Section 14 of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Act 13 of 1994), hereby, changes the closing time of poll from 3:30 PM to 1:30 PM in respect of 59 Gram Panchayats located in 9 Mandals (56 Gram Panchayats in 8 Mandals in Phase-II on 13.02.2021 and 3 Gram Panchayats in one Mandal in Phase-IV on 21.02.2021), for the security concerns expressed by the Collector & District Election Authority, Vizianagaram. As a consequence thereof, the State Election Commission re-notifies the schedule of poll and the subsequent activities as indicated below in respect of the (59) Gram Panchayats shown in the Annexure appended to this Notification.

Wide publicity shall be given by the District Administration of Vizianagaram District in the polling areas concerned in order to ensure that the change in the closing time of poll and other subsequent events are known to the voters and contesting candidates in those Gram Panchayats.

Dr. N. Ramesh Kumar

State Election Commissioner 3 ANDHRA PRADEH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY ________________________________________________________________________________

ANNEXURE

(Notification No. 30/SEC-B2/2021, Date: 10.02.2021)

4 ANDHRA PRADEH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY ________________________________________________________________________________

Vijayawada, Dr. N. Ramesh Kumar 12.2.2021. State Election Commissioner

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