– Collector in training classes for returning and assistant returning officers
Nizamabad, October 04 (Gatla News): Collector T. Vinay Krishna Reddy suggested that one should have complete understanding of election duties and conduct local body elections in a peaceful and efficient atmosphere. Training classes were held on Saturday at the Integrated District Office Complex for returning officers and assistant returning officers related to MPTC and ZPTC elections. Master trainers provided awareness on topics such as receipt, scrutiny, withdrawal of nominations, announcement of final list of candidates, allocation of symbols to contesting candidates, appointment of agents, postal ballot etc. Speaking on the occasion, the Collector suggested that all arrangements should be completed in advance for conducting MPTC and ZPTC elections. He advised them to have a complete understanding of the rules and regulations, to strictly follow the rules and regulations without any disputes or mistakes and to perform their election duties very carefully and transparently. He said that the Returning Officers will have to play an active role in the conduct of local body elections. He said that the ROs will have to issue a notification following the announcement of the State Election Commission and will have to accept nominations for the election of territorial constituencies from that day itself. Keeping this in mind, he said that the notification should clearly include details regarding the process of receiving nominations. The processes of receiving, scrutiny and withdrawal of nominations should be conducted in accordance with the guidelines and the time regime should be strictly followed. He suggested that the candidates who come to file nominations and their proposers should be determined based on the voter list whether they are locals. He said that only three people including the candidate should be allowed inside. The Collector suggested that more precautions should be taken when the proposers, not the candidates, come for the withdrawal of nominations and that withdrawal should be allowed only after thoroughly examining each item. He said that the names of the candidates should be printed sequentially in the Telugu alphabet on the ballot paper. He said that no matter how many sets of nominations are submitted by the candidates, all the nomination applications should be examined, how many of them were accepted, how many were rejected, and what were the reasons for that. He suggested that a help desk be set up to provide assistance to the candidates so that they can submit the nominations in the correct manner as per the rules. The Collector also ordered that a help desk be set up in the ZP CEO office to resolve the doubts of the ROs and AROs. He advised that a mock nomination process should be conducted before issuing the notification, which would ensure that there is no room for mistakes in the conduct of the elections. He advised that a daily report should be sent promptly every day from the date of issuance of the notification and that the nomination papers of the candidates should be scanned and uploaded on the relevant website. He said that if video recording is done during the last period of receipt of nominations and during the withdrawal period, they will be used as appropriate evidence. He said that if the nomination process is carried out properly in accordance with the rules, there is a chance that the polling and counting processes will be carried out smoothly. Keeping this in mind, the Collector directed the ROs and Assistant ROs to efficiently conduct the notification issuance, receipt of nominations, scrutiny and withdrawal processes. He advised that if there are any doubts regarding the conduct of the elections, they should contact the higher authorities without any hesitation and resolve them. He said that the local body election process should be completed smoothly by performing duties in accordance with the guidelines set by the State Election Commission without taking any personal decisions at any stage. Additional Collector Ankit, ZP CEO Sayagoud, Deputy CEO Sayanna, DEO Ashok, Housing PD Pawan Kumar, ROs, and Assistant ROs participated in the training.
candidates, allocation of symbols to contesting candidates, appointment of agents, postal ballot etc. Speaking on the occasion, the Collector suggested that all arrangements should be completed in advance for conducting MPTC and ZPTC elections. He advised them to have a complete understanding of the rules and regulations, to strictly follow the rules and regulations without any disputes or mistakes and to perform their election duties very carefully and transparently. He said that the Returning Officers will have to play an active role in the conduct of local body elections. He said that the ROs will have to issue a notification following the announcement of the State Election Commission and will have to accept nominations for the election of territorial constituencies from that day itself. Keeping this in mind, he said that the notification should clearly include details
regarding the process of receiving nominations. The processes of receiving, scrutiny and withdrawal of nominations should be conducted in accordance with the guidelines and the time regime should be strictly followed. He suggested that the candidates who come to file nominations and their proposers should be determined based on the voter list whether they are locals. He said that only three people including the candidate should be allowed inside. The Collector suggested that more precautions should be taken when the proposers, not the candidates, come for the withdrawal of nominations and that withdrawal should be allowed only after thoroughly examining each item. He said that the names of the candidates should be printed sequentially in the Telugu alphabet on the ballot paper. He said that no matter how many sets of nominations are submitted by the candidates, all the nomination applications should be examined, how many of them were accepted, how many were rejected, and what were the reasons for that. He suggested that a help desk be set up to provide assistance to the candidates so that they can submit the nominations in the correct manner as per the rules. The Collector also ordered that a help desk be set up in the ZP CEO office to resolve the doubts of the ROs and AROs. He advised that a mock nomination process should be conducted before issuing the notification, which would ensure that there is no room for mistakes in the conduct of the elections. He advised that a daily report should be sent promptly every day from the date of issuance of the notification and that the nomination papers of the candidates should be scanned and uploaded on the relevant website. He said that if video recording is done during the last period of receipt of nominations and during the withdrawal period, they will be used as appropriate evidence. He said that if the nomination process is carried out properly in accordance with the rules, there is a chance that the polling and counting processes will be carried out smoothly. Keeping this in mind, the Collector directed the ROs and Assistant ROs to efficiently conduct the notification issuance, receipt of nominations, scrutiny and withdrawal processes. He advised that if there are any doubts regarding the conduct of the elections, they should contact the higher authorities without any hesitation and resolve them. He said that the local body election process should be completed smoothly by performing duties in accordance with the guidelines set by the State Election Commission without taking any personal decisions at any stage. Additional Collector Ankit, ZP CEO Sayagoud, Deputy CEO Sayanna, DEO Ashok, Housing PD Pawan Kumar, ROs, and Assistant ROs participated in the training.
