STATE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY TELANGANA ELECTIONS - 2018 NALGONDA DISTRICT EARSTWILE DISTRICT AT A GLANCE The last General Elections were conducted in erstwhile state of Andhra Pradesh during the year 2014. i.e. in month of April and May, 2014. Elections have been conducted for (2) Parliament Constituencies and (12) Assembly Constituencies in Nalgonda District during the last General Elections -2014. 13-Nalgonda Parliament Constituencies 14-Bhongir 86-Deverakonda (ST) 87-Nagarjuna Sagar 88-Miryalaguda 89-Huzurnagar 90-Kodad 91-Suryapet Assembly Constituencies 92-Nalgonda 93-Munugode 94-Bhongir 95-Nakrekal (SC) 96-Thungathurthy (SC) 97-Alair (SC) DISTRICT AT A GLANCE During the re-organization of Districts / Mandals, (1) Parliament Constituency and (6) Assembly Constituencies were moved to other District i.e. Yadadri Bhongir and Suryapet. At present (1) Parliament Constituency and (6) Assembly Constituencies are existing in Nalgonda District. Parliament Constituency 13-Nalgonda 86-Deverakonda (ST) 87-Nagarjuna Sagar 88-Miryalaguda Assembly Constituencies 92-Nalgonda 93-Munugode 95-Nakrekal (SC) CONSTITUENCY WISE MANDALS COVERED 1. Deverakonda 2. Kondamalle Pally 3. Chinthapally 86-Deverakonda (ST) 4. Chandempet 5. Neredugommu 6. Dindi 7. PA Pally 8. Peddavoora 9. T.Sagar 10. Anumula 87-Nagarjuna Sagar 11. Nidamanoor 12. Tripurararm 13. Gurrampode 14. Madugulapally (Partly) 15. Miryalaguda 16. Damercherla 88-Miryalaguda 17. AD Pally 18. Vemulapally 19. Madugulapally (Partly) CONSTITUENCY WISE MANDALS COVERED 20. Nalgonda 21. Thipparthy 92-Nalgonda 22. Kanagal 23. Madugulapally (Partly) 24. Choutuppal (YB Dist) 25. Narayanapur (YB Dist) 26. Munugode 93-Munugode 27. Chandur 28. Nampally 29. Marriguda 30. Nakrekal 31. Kethepally 32. Kattangoor 95-Nakrekal (SC) 33. Narketpally 34. Chityal 35. Ramannapet (YB Dist) 96-Thunagathurthy Shaligouraram Nalgonda Dist. (SC) Suryapet Dist VOTERS STRENGTH AS ON 10.09.2018 AS PER DRAFT ROLLS No. of AC No & Name Polling Male Female Other Total Stations 86 Devarakonda (ST) 286 99555 102681 13 202249 87 Nagarjuna Sagar 278 99393 99810 0 199203 88 Miryalaguda 244 98328 97433 6 195767 92 Nalgonda 266 100232 99268 14 199514 93 Munugode 269 102004 107017 10 209031 95 Nakrekal (SC) 285 107652 110134 4 217790 Total 1628 616343 607164 47 1223554 EVMS & VVPATS EVM means Electronic Voting Machine & VVPAT means Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail. The Election Commission of India has introduced the VVPATs in conduct of Elections for first time in Telangana. The AC wise Polling Stations in Nalgonda as detailed below: Sl. No of Polling Stations during Present No of Polling No & Name of the AC No the last Elections, 2014 Stations 1 86-Devarakonda (ST) 264 286 2 87-Nagarjuna Sagar 262 278 3 88-Miryalaguda 228 244 4 92-Nalgonda 258 266 5 93-Munugode 253 269 6 95-Nakrekal (SC) 272 285 Total 1537 1628 Due to introducing of VVPATs, the Commission has instructed that the maximum limit of the voters in the Polling Stations is 1200 and 1400 in rural and Urban areas respectively. The Commission has allotted the following quality of Allocation of Bus/CUs and VVPATs: Total No Name of the Bus @ CUs @ VVPATs @ of Polling District 160% of PS 125% of PS 135% of PS Stations Nalgonda 1628 2600 2030 2200 VVPAT - VOTER VERIFIABLE PAPER AUDIT TRAIL VVPAT allows the voters to verify that their votes are cast as intended. .Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail is an independent system, attached with the Electronic Voting Machines, that allows the voters to verify that their votes are cast as intended. .When a vote is cast, the elector shall be able to view through the transparent window of the VVPAT, the printed paper slip showing the serial no, name and the symbol of the candidate of his choice. .The slip remains exposed through the window for 7 seconds, after which it automatically gets cut and falls in the sealed drop box of the VVPAT. .Since 2013, VVPATs are being used in selected constituencies in every Legislative and Parliamentary election. .Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail is an independent system, attached with the Electronic Voting Machines, that allows the voters to verify that their votes are cast as intended. .When a vote is cast, the elector shall be able to view through the transparent window of the VVPAT, the printed paper slip showing the serial no, name and the symbol of the candidate of his choice. .The slip remains exposed through the window for 7 seconds, after which it automatically gets cut and falls in the sealed drop box of the VVPAT. .Since 2013, VVPATs are being used in selected constituencies in every Legislative and Parliamentary election. EVM – VVPAT AWARENESS ACTION PLAN (60) VVPATs will be allowed to Nalgonda District for awareness Training will be conducted at District Level for all EROs/AEROs/Other Dist Officials etcs., Training/ Awareness to the Political parties and Media will be also conducted at District/AC and Mandal Level. (60) Teams will be formed for awareness on VVPATs. These Teams will move around the District covering all villages, GP, Mandals. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR VVPAT AWARENESS Sl. No Description/Activity From To Training for EROs , AEROs and other 1 18.09.2018 19.09.2018 Officials Awareness /Training to Political Parties 2 20.09.2019 20.09.2018 and media Training programmes at AC level by the teams trained for AC level officials / IT 3 21.09.2018 22.09.2019 persons / BLOs / BLO Supervisors / Political /Media Formation of Teams @ 1 per Mandal 4 consisting one Official, IT person and BLO 23.09.2018 23.09.2018 concerned. Awareness /Training to Common people 5 24.09.2018 29.09.2018 through Teams .