Amid tight security, the counting of votes for all the five parliamentary constituencies was completed peacefully in the State. State additional director general of police Ram Singh Meena said that elaborate security arrangements were made at each counting venue in all the five parliamentary constituencies to complete the counting of votes peacefully in Uttarakhand.
He said that security forces were put on high alert as intelligence reports had warned of post-poll disturbances among the members of various political parties after the announcement of lok Sabha poll results. Not a single report of disorder from any part of the State was reported till the time of this report being filed.
To prevent disorder during counting of votes and after declaration of results, instructions were issued for district police heads to initiate steps including setting up barricading at various places, deployment of additional force at sensitive places; intensifying police patrolling and others in their district, he added.In Dehradun, SSP Ajay Rautela had made elaborate security arrangements with the deployment of central police force and PAC jawans and SP rural, circle officers, inspector, sub-inspectors and others to avoid untoward incidents during counting.
In Haridwar district, SSP Sadanand Shankar Rao Date inspected the counting venue at 6 AM and gave necessary instructions to the police officers. Only those with valid entry pass were allowed to enter the counting venue after being checked by the policemen deployed there.
SSP along with other police officers inspected the place where polled votes for the constituency were being counted by the government officers from time to time. Date expressed satisfaction that the counting in Haridwar district went off peacefully.