PART VII EXTRAORDINARY

A.P. STATE ELECTION COMMISSION

1^st Floor, New HODs Building, M.G. Road, Vijayawada-520010.

NOTIFICATION

No. 30/SEC-B2/2021

Date: 11.02.2021

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 WHEREAS, the Collector and District Election Authority, Vizianagaram vide

Letter No.80/2021/A3, dtd.11.02.2021 requested the State Election Commission to change

the closing time of poll from 03.30 PM to 01.30 PM in respect of (4) Gram Panchayats, i.e.,

(1) Moduga Gram Panchayat in Pachipenta Mandal; (2) Kodama Gram Panchayat

(Monangi @ Muni Village) of Salur Mandal; (3) Sampangipadu (Dalaivalasa Village, H/o.

Kurukutti GP) of Saluru Mandal; and (4) Kuntesu Gram Panchayat of Komarada Mandal

going to Poll in Phase-II on 13.02.2021, stating that these are infested by Maoist activity /

Extremist affected Gram Panchayats;

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Registered No. HSE-49/2016

No.21

AMARAVATI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2021

G.709

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

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ANDHRA PRADEH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

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AND WHEREAS, the State Election Commission after careful examination of the

matter, decided to fix the closing time of poll at 1.30 PM, instead of 3.30 PM, in respect of

(4) Gram Panchayats, i.e., (1) Moduga Gram Panchayat in Pachipenta Mandal;

(2)

Kodama

Gram

Panchayat

(Monangi

@

Muni

Village)

of

Salur

Mandal;

(3) Sampangipadu (Dalaivalasa Village, H/o. Kurukutti GP) of Saluru Mandal; and

(4) Kuntesu Gram Panchayat of Komarada Mandal going to Poll in Phase-II on 13.02.2021,

for the security reasons expressed by the Collector and District Election Authority,

Vizianagaram;

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 (4) Gram Panchayats, i.e., (1) Moduga Gram Panchayat

in Pachipenta Mandal; (2) Kodama Gram Panchayat (Monangi @ Muni Village) of Salur

Mandal; (3) Sampangipadu (Dalaivalasa Village, H/o. Kurukutti GP) of Saluru Mandal; and

(4) Kuntesu Gram Panchayat of Komarada Mandal going to Poll in Phase-II on 13.02.2021,

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 in respect of the above-mentioned (4) Gram

Panchayats as indicated below.

1.

Conduct of Poll

13.02.2021

(From 6.30 AM to 1.30 PM)

2.

Counting of Votes

13.02.2021

(From 2.00 PM onwards)

3.

Declaration of Results

Soon after the completion

of counting of votes

4.

(a) Date of conduct of election of Upa-Sarpanch

under Sec.14 (10) of A.P. Panchayat Raj, 1994.

On the same date on which

results are declared.

(b) If for any reason, the election of Upa-Sarpanch is not held on the date

aforesaid, it shall be held on the next day, whether or not it is a holiday

observed by the Gram Panchayat.

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.

Vijayawada,

Dr. N. Ramesh Kumar

12.2.2021.

State Election Commissioner

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