Hyderabad, Sept. 27 -- Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Commissioner and Hyderabad District Election Officer (DEO) R.V. Karnan today directed Nodal Officers to ensure the free and fair conduct of the upcoming Jubilee Hills Assembly bye-election.
The bye-election was necessitated by the demise of the sitting MLA, Maganati Gopinath.
Karnan, who reviewed the preparedness for the bye-election with all designated nodal officers, directed officials to remain neutral and strictly adhere to the Election Commission of India (ECI) guidelines.
Officers were specifically instructed not to deploy government staff who are registered voters in the Jubilee Hills constituency for election duties, he said.
The Commissioner emphasised the ne...