Additional force will be deployed at sensitive and ultra-sensitive polling booths to prevent untoward incidents in the third and final phase of polling for the three-tier panchayat election to be held on Tuesday,” said State Additional Director General of Police (law and order) Ram Singh Meena. The third phase of polling will be held at 3,734 polling booths of which 404 booths have been identified as ultra sensitive and 655 as sensitive in the State, he added.
A total of 29 gazetted officers, 69 inspectors, 882 sub inspectors, 949 head constables, 6995 constables, 4672 home guards, 2431 PRD jawans and 31 Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) companies will be deployed for ensuring free and fair panchayat election in the state, he added.
“The polling area in the State has been divided into 62 zones and 310 sectors. The first and second phases of panchayat polling went off peacefully so adequate security has been ensured in the poll bound areas for the third and final phase of panchayat election to prevent untoward incidents,” he added.
In Dehradun, Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Rautela said that two circle officers, seven inspectors, 163 sub-inspectors, 125 head constables, 1014 constables, 619 home guards, 220 PRD jawans and four PAC companies will be deployed at polling booths to prevent untoward incidents during polling for Panchayat election in Raipur and Doiwala blocks on Tuesday. The 240 polling parties consisting of presiding officers, polling officers and police force departedon Monday for Raipur block and 373 polling parities for Doiwala block. The polling areas have been divided into seven zones and 28 sectors in these two blocks. Out of 613 polling booths, 76 booths are identified as ultra sensitive and 134 booths as sensitive in the district. Elaborate security arrangements have been put in place for this election and no one will be allowed to break the law during polling in the district, said the SSP.