Bhopal

Fortress like security in State for second phase polling

Staff Reporter

Concrete security arrangements have been made in these 10 Parliamentary constituencies. In Bhind, Morena and Gwalior and other areas. 104 companies of CAPF have been deployed apart from 50 companies of SAF.

The security will be manned by about 2,852 police personnel, 16,309 head constables/constables, 10,789 home guard jawans and 18,790 special police officers. Borders with these lok Sabha seats have also been sealed.Vehicles are not being allowed to pass without checking. Vulnerable mapping of 2026 majra-tolas has been done and 37,202 persons have been identified.

One lakh 63,008 licensed weapons have been got deposited in these constituencies. As many as 93,332 persons have been bound over under Section 107 of CrPC. On the polling day, 240 flying squads and SSTs each, 378 quick response teams (QRT), 238 check-posts and 1680 police mobile vans will keep a watch.

As many as 1.20 lakh polling staff will conduct the polling including 92,202 Government employees, 23,375 police personnel, 4,854 drivers-conductors. Besides, 14 general observers, 10 election expenses observers, 80 assistant expenses observers and 4,460 micro observers have also been deployed.

These 10 Parliamentary constituencies have 18 thousand 796 polling booths including 313 auxiliary polling booths. Maximum 1,977 polling booths are in Bhopal and minimum 1,612 in Tikamgarh followed by 1,882 in Morena, 1,864 in Bhind, 1,996 in Gwalior, 1,911 in Guna, 1,811 in Sagar, 1,967 in Damoh, 1864 in Khajuraho and 1,930 in Rajgarh. A total of 29 thousand 200 ballet units (EVMs) and 20 thousand 711 control units (CUs) will be used in the second phase of elections.