Chief Electoral Officer Bhanwar Lal, on Friday, said that the Election Commission of India will announce the final dates for the by-elections in the 18 Assembly segments in Andhra Pradesh.
Talking to media persons after performing a special pooja to Goddess Kanaka Durga at Indrakeeladri Hills on the occasion of Durga Malleswara Kalyana Mahotsavam, Bhanwar Lal said that the State Election Commission has sent all reports in connection with its preparedness to conduct by-elections to 18 Assembly constituencies.
He hoped that Election Commission of India would finalise the schedule for the by-elections, soon.
Bhanwar Lal said that District Collectors in the respective constituencies have made all arrangements for the peaceful conduct of the by-polls.
He said that problematic areas in the Assembly constituencies have already been identified, and that police reinforcements in those areas have been intensified. (INN)