Parishad nominations were filed peacefully in Nellore, Prakasam, Markapuram districts

Prakasam District Superintendent of Police V. Harshavardhan Raju inspects security arrangements at nomination centers on Friday to ensure peaceful conduct of MPTC and ZPTC election nomination process. | Photo credit: Kommuri Srinivas

The nomination process for Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTC) and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) elections were conducted in SPSR Nellore, Prakasam and Markapuram districts in a highly transparent and peaceful manner.

In a press conference held at the Command Control Room at Ongole Collectorate on Friday, District Collector P. Raja Babu announced that the nomination process of ZPTC/MPTC was completed peacefully.

Superintendent of Police V. Harsha Vardhan Raju and Joint Collector Kalpana Kumari accompanied the Collector. He noted that the district administration acted completely impartially and ensured that there was no bias or any discrimination.

The SP said that the police department has put in place strong security arrangements to ensure that the election nomination process is peaceful. He personally visited the nomination centers to check the security arrangements.

He evaluated the deployment of police officers, the installation of roadblocks, traffic management and the movement of vehicles of candidates and their representatives in the nomination centers. He instructed officials to remain vigilant during the process.

In another press meet on the same day, Markapuram Collector M. Vijaya Sunitha said that strong security measures had been taken to ensure that the nomination process for the ZPTC/MPTC elections was conducted in a transparent and peaceful manner.

District SP Pankaj Kumar Meena personally inspected the nomination centers and issued instructions to police officials and staff to ensure that no untoward incidents take place. Tight police security has been put in place at all nomination centers across the district, he informed.

By the end of Friday, the last date for filing nominations, 302 candidates had filed nominations for 35 ZPTC seats and 2,639 for 440 MPTC seats in SPSR Nellore district. Similarly, 225 candidates filed nomination for 27 ZPTC seats and 1,977 for 373 MPTC seats in Prakasam district.

In the newly formed Markapuram constituency, 1,169 candidates filed nominations for the 274 MPTC seats. However, the number of candidates who have filed nomination for the 21 ZPTC posts in the district is yet to be revealed at the time of filing this report.

Published – 24 Oct 2026 12:08 IST