Bijapur Assembly constituency seat having 1,54,511 voters also has 132 sensitive polling booths out of which 109 are most sensitive where nearly three security personnel have been deployed to protect every voter whereas searching and patrolling exercises would be conducted by additional forces.
In the Assembly constituency, number of woman voters is more than their male counterpart. As per their geographical location, there is no alternative to reach those 109 polling booths except walking the distance on foot. Due safety concerns, voting officials will be airlifted to 46 polling booths.
In the insurgency hit Bastar division there is one polling centre which has been set up in an uninhabited village. Only 42 electorates will exercise their franchise at this polling booth who will reach the village after walking 5 kilometre on foot whereas the polling personnel will have to walk 20 km to reach the polling centre. 100 security force Jawans have been deployed at this booth for the safety of 42 voters.
According to official data, Pinkonda in Bijapur district is an uninhabited village residents of which had fled to safer places in 2011 as the Maoist insurgency increased in the area. like earlier, Pinkonda has been made polling booth this year also where electorates of three dependent villages Nitiwada, Paswada and Masle, totalling 42 will reach to cast their votes after walking 5 km on foot. Hundred Jawans will be on guard to ensure their safety.
likewise, Mattimarka polling booth has 80 voters to cast their votes and 100 paramilitary jawans have been deployed on this seat as well. Election party here will have to walk 22 km for reaching the centre. At Badeparre polling booth to the polling party will have to walk 28 km on foot for allowing 158 electorates to exercise their right to franchise and 200 security jawans will be on guard at the centre.
Another very sensitive polling booth is at Vadala village where total 407 voters will cast their votes. Electorates of three dependent villages Kolenge, Gokul and Pendalabh villages reach this polling booth after covering a distance of 6 km on foot. Here 150 Jawans will ensure security of voters. Kanaparte village polling booth is also very sensitive where 200 jawans will be on guard to provide security to 167 electorate. Here polling personnel will have to walk 30 km on foot to reach the destination. likewise, Nitikakler polling booth with 60 electorates have 100 security Jawans for safety of voters as well as polling personnel who will reach here after travelling 25 km on foot.