Noida: Around 60,000 police personnel, including 6,860 inspectors and sub-inspectors, have been deployed for the second phase of polling for 55 seats in the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on Monday, while 800 companies of central paramilitary forces will also cooperate in ensuring peaceful polling. This information was provided by officers.
He said that voters would be able to exercise their franchise from 7 am to 6 pm. These seats are from nine districts – Amroha, Badaun, Bareilly, Bijnor, Moradabad, Rampur, Saharanpur, Sambhal and Shahjahanpur. The eight constituencies of Nagina, Dhampur, Bijnor, Asmoli, Sambhal, Deoband, Rampur Maniharan and Gangoh have been categorized as ‘sensitive’, the Uttar Pradesh Police said in a statement.
“For the second phase of polling, 436 Majra or Basti have been categorized as vulnerable, while 4,917 polling stations have been categorized as sensitive,” the statement said. A total of 12,538 polling stations have been set up by the Election Commission for the second phase of polling. The state police said that it has found 794.1 companies of the central paramilitary force, out of which 733 have been deployed for election duty, while three companies have been deployed for the security of EVMs and 10 for the security of strong rooms.
According to the statement, another 50 companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed for law and order duties, out of which 19 companies will work as quick response teams in police stations, while 12 companies have been set up on 73 routes of entry into the state. on has been done. Nine companies have been deployed in the flying squad and an equal number of companies have been kept in reserve for this task.
It is noteworthy that there are about 70 to 80 personnel in a company of the Central Paramilitary Force. “During the second phase of polling, 6,860 inspectors and sub-inspectors, 54,670 head constables and constables, 18 companies of PACs, 43,397 personnel of Home Guards will be deployed,” the statement said. According to the statement, a total of 122 pink booths have been set up on the instructions of the Election Commission so that women can be motivated to vote.