Fourteen candidates fight for Ongole Mayor post in civic polls

Fourteen candidates are in the running for the Mayor position in the Ongole Municipal Corporation elections, alongside 326 people contesting across 62 wards.

Election Details

Municipal Commissioner T. Venkata Krishnaiah shared these details at a media meet in the Collectorate on Tuesday. Candidates in divisions 25, 57, and 58 won their seats without any opposition. A total of 1,92,873 voters are registered across the 62 wards, which includes 92,228 men, 1,00,591 women, and 54 voters from other categories. Authorities have set up 224 polling stations for the voting process.

Logistics and Staff

RISE Engineering College near Valluru will serve as the center for distributing and collecting election materials, with distribution starting on Saturday morning at 7 a.m. Strong rooms and counting halls occupy the first and second floors of the college, where 500 ballot boxes are kept. Polling will take place on Sunday, November 1, after which staff and materials will return to the same campus. Officials have marked 22 transport routes and appointed 22 route officers, backed by six zonal officers. Buses from APSRTC and the District Transport Commissioner will handle transit needs. Training has also been given to 230 polling personnel, 180 counting supervisors and their helpers, 17 returning officers, and 34 assistant returning officers.

Context

Municipal corporation elections decide local civic leadership and ward representatives in urban areas across India. Local bodies handle essential civic services like water supply, roads, and sanitation in their towns.