AP local body polls to be held with ballot papers: SEC

Vijayawada, Oct 8 (UNI) Local body elections in Andhra Pradesh will be held using ballot papers and would be conducted based on the electoral rolls finalized by February of this year, State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha said on Thursday. He noted that elections would be conducted in phases once the government finalizes reservations in accordance with the verdict in cases pending in the Supreme Court. It was clarified that the election process must be completed within a 15-day timeframe, as stipulated by the Panchayat Raj and Municipal Acts. He was speaking after a meeting with district Collectors, SPs, Panchayat…