HC Reserves Verdict On Local Body Polls In AP

…nearly 15.22 lakh voters died, 7.37 lakh votes were fake and that the names of those who permanently migrated to other areas were also mentioned in the rolls. SEC’s counsel Ashwani Kumar submitted to the court that local body polls would be held based on the electoral rolls available on January 1, 2026 and would allow changes in such electoral rolls until the notification for conduct of polls was issued. Advocate general Dammalapati Srinivas on behalf of the state government argued that there was no need to hold back the conduct of local body polls until completion of SIR of electoral rolls and submitted that it was a…

…available on January 1, 2026 and would allow changes in such electoral rolls until the notification for conduct of polls was issued. Advocate general Dammalapati Srinivas on behalf of the state government argued that there was no need to hold back the conduct of local body polls until completion of SIR of electoral rolls and submitted that it was a continuous process. He observed that elections could be held based on the available list of electoral rolls referring to the earlier order issued by the Supreme Court. After hearing both the parties, the court reserved the verdict.…