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Local Body Polls Deferred in 19 Andhra Municipalities Following Supreme Court Orders
- •Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha announced that local body polls will proceed as scheduled in all notified municipalities except for 19 across seven districts.
- •The deferment of polls in the 19 municipalities complies with recent orders issued by the Supreme Court.
- •District collectors and superintendents of police were instructed by the SEC to strictly adhere to the apex court's directives and prevent any violence during the nomination process.
- •Candidates are not required to produce No Objection Certificates or no dues certificates, as clarified by the SEC to prevent unnecessary hurdles.
- •The legal developments follow a Special Leave Petition filed in the Supreme Court by the YSRCP challenging a High Court order regarding the nomination deadline.
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Local body polls were deferred in 19 municipalities across seven districts in Andhra Pradesh following orders from the Supreme Court after the YSRCP filed a Special Leave Petition challenging the High Court's refusal to extend the nomination deadline.
SEC Anil Chandra Punetha directed collectors and superintendents of police to adhere to Supreme Court orders, avert violent incidents during nominations, ensure security for candidates, and maintain transparency. He also emphasized that candidates do not need to produce No Objection or 'no dues certificates'.
The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), led by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, filed a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court's order which refused to extend the nomination deadline for urban local body polls.
