Race for GVMC polls intensifies in Visakhapatnam, administration fine-tunes logistics

Officials take charge of the election material that arrived at the Swarna Bharathi Indoor Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday, ahead of the local body elections. | Photo Credit: V RAJU

Preparations for the ensuing local body polls have gathered momentum with the district administration stepping up arrangements and political parties strengthening their grassroot networks across the city.

While the district administration and the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) are focusing on advance planning for the administrative and logistical requirements, political parties have begun mobilising cadres at the ward-level ahead of the polls.

Polling material has started reaching the city and is being kept at designated distribution centres, adding to the election atmosphere. District Collector Abhishikt Kishore and GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg have been holding meetings with representatives of various political parties as part of efforts to ensure the smooth and orderly conduct of the elections.

Mr. Garg recently inspected several locations proposed for setting up polling material distribution centres in different zones, including the Government Polytechnic College and the SVLN Zilla Parishad Boys High School at Gopalapatnam. He directed officials to finalise polling routes to facilitate the timely transportation of election material from the distribution centres to the respective polling stations.