Voting Tomorrow in Tamil Nadu, 1.47 Lakh Police Personnel Deployed Across the State
Security preparations have been extensively made for the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, where 57.3 million voters will participate. A total of 4,618 candidates, including political parties and independents, are contesting.
The campaign ended on Tuesday at 6 PM. Approximately 75,032 polling stations have been set up across Tamil Nadu, with 5,938 polling stations at 3,022 locations declared sensitive. Armed paramilitary forces and the Tamil Nadu Special Police have been deployed at these centers to prevent any untoward incidents.
On polling day, around 147,000 security personnel, including police, paramilitary forces, fire department, prison department, forest department, home guards, and retired soldiers, will be deployed across the state. Additionally, about 23,000 paramilitary personnel from approximately 295 companies of central security forces have arrived in Tamil Nadu. This includes 26,203 inspectors, sub-inspectors, special sub-inspectors, and 94,598 head constables and police personnel.
Similarly, 12,150 personnel from special commandos/additional forces will also be engaged in security duties. In the capital Chennai district, except for the Avadi and Tambaram city police, 117,000 police personnel will be deployed for security in 38 districts and 7 metropolitan police areas. Furthermore, around 20,000 retired soldiers, retired police officers, and retired forest guards have also been assigned to election duty.
On polling day, paramilitary forces will patrol the state in 514 vehicles, and if any issues arise at polling stations, they will respond immediately to maintain law and order. Additionally, quick response teams led by DSPs, ADSPs, SPs, DIGs, IGs, and police commissioners will also be on security duty in 1,100 vehicles.
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