AP EC Ramesh Kumar has announced that the AP local body elections will be postponed for 6 weeks due to the ongoing threat of Coronavirus (COVID-19).
In a press meet just concluded EC Ramesh Kumar said after broad consultation and using his discriminatory powers as commissioner he has decided to postpone elections by 6 weeks. He stressed the point this is just a postponement but not cancellation.
He said since the elections are conducted using ballot which will take a longer time than EVMs, it is not advisable to have so many people gathered at the same place. So the commission has come to the conclusion of postponing the elections than risking the lives of so many people.
The new election dates will be announced after analyzing the situation in 6 weeks.
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