Elaborate security arrangement are in place to ensure violence -free voting for the by-polls in Gorakhpur and Phulpur Parliamentary constituencies on Sunday.
A communiqué from DGP headquarters said that the Centre has provided 65 companies of Central Para-Military Force (CPMF) out of which 33 companies have been deployed at Gorakhpur and the remaining at Phulpur. Two companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary each have been sent to Goprakhpur and Allahabad along with one platoon to Kaushambi, as some part of Phulpur constituency falls in the district.
To ensure law and order in Phulpur, the DGP office has deputed three Additional SPs, six Deputy SPs, 20 Inspectors, 703 sub-inspectors, 443 head constables and 1668 constables. Similarly for Gorakhpur, one Additional SP, five Deputy SPs, 33 Inspectors, 665 sub-inspectors, 116 head constables and 3376 constables have been deputed.
Besides 5154 home guards will be deployed in Allahabad and 5361 in Gorakhpur while 790 home guards will be provided to Kaushambhi.
Voting for Phulpur Parliameentary constituency will be held in five Assembly segments of Allahabad comprising 793 polling centers and 2059 booths. Similarly at Gorakhpur, polling will be held at 970 polling centers and 2141 booths.
The communiqué also clarified that the sanctioned deployment was in additional to the force already available with districts going to bypolls on March 11.