Ahead of the upcoming general elections in Tamil Nadu, the Tirupati district administration has announced enhanced surveillance measures along its inter-state borders. Tirupati district shares a long border with Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu with a network of national and state highways connecting the two states.
Tirupati District Collector S. Venkateswar even held a video conference on Saturday with his Tiruvallur counterpart M. Pratap, who is also the District Election Officer, in this regard. The two discussed, among other things, steps to maintain law and order in the adjoining villages, restrictions on the carriage of goodies, liquor bottles and cash.
The meeting also discussed the removal of duplicate voters from the electoral roll, which has reportedly been identified as a major menace in the border constituency.
As the Special Intensive Review (SIR) has been completed in Tiruvallur district, Mr. Venkateswar has offered to start the process of removing duplicate voters as soon as we receive the SIR report.
Officials of both the districts laid special emphasis on identifying anti-social elements and people with criminal background who were moving in and out of Tiruvallur during the elections.
When Tiruvallur officials noted that several criminals with non-returnable warrants were staying in Tirupati, Tirupati Superintendent of Police (SP) L. Subbarayudu vowed to track them down and arrest them once they were identified.
Published – 8 Feb 2026 19:30 IST