The Hindu (Vijayawada)

Polling to be webcast real time in Nellore

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The entire election process will be monitored real time from the Command Control Centre establishe­d by the district machinery at the Nellore Municipal Corporatio­n oŽce. District Election OŽcer (DEO) M. Hari Narayanan monitored the arrangemen­ts at various polling stations through webcasting on Sunday, when he alerted various teams to address the complaints and grievances received through the c-Vigil app and 1950 call centre.

Flying squads and statistica­l survey teams were ordered to constantly monitor the complaints, while media certi¥cation teams were also told to crack the whip on anyone still campaignin­g on social media and electronic media platforms.

Mr. Narayanan brushed aside the post making rounds on social media that attempts are being made to apply ‘indelible ink’ to the ¥ngers of voters to make them ineligible for voting. Clarifying that the indelible ink is manufactur­ed only in the government sector, he asked the public not to give credence to such fake posts.

Meanwhile, Anantapur SP Amit Bardar on Sunday emphasised the signi¥cance of voting in ensuring that the‘voice of the people’is heard and re©ected in the election process. He appealed to the people to exercise their franchise freely and fearlessly.

In a media brie¥ng here, Mr. Bardar said

as per ECI’s directions, liquor shops were closed from Saturday evening. Given the polling process, Section 144 was in force throughout the district from 6 p.m. on Saturday to 6 p.m. on polling day, May 13 (Monday).

The SP also informed that the public could report any issues arising during the polls by dialing 100 or tthedistri­ct police election department phone number9392­918293.

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