4,055 polling cubicles recognized as delicate, 580 crucial: Police

Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Police have recognized 4,055 polling cubicles within the state as delicate as Kerala is inching in direction of the Assembly polls. The variety of delicate cubicles has elevated within the state in comparison with the current native physique polls which noticed 1,850 cubicles tagged as delicate. As per the figures introduced by state police earlier than Deepak Mishra, Special Police Observer appointed by the Election Commission, on Wednesday, there have been 580 crucial cubicles within the state that require shut safety monitoring. Of these, 346 crucial cubicles fall in 213 Left Wing Extremism-affected (LWE) places.

All these LWE-affected places fall in three northern districts – Palakkad, Malappuram and Wayanad. There was a rise within the variety of crucial cubicles in LWE-affected places as there have been round 315 such cubicles in the course of the Lok Sabha polls, police sources stated.

As the variety of polling cubicles has elevated to greater than 40,000, the variety of safety personnel may even see a report improve. As per preliminary plans, near 50,000 cops will probably be deployed to offer safety in the course of the polls, which is a brand new excessive. Of them, 39,000 will probably be from the state police, whereas 10,400 will probably be from Central and different state forces.

Mishra on Wednesday met the state police chief and different senior IPS officers to take inventory of the prevailing safety scenario within the state. A cop who attended the assembly stated the variety of delicate cubicles can go up within the coming days. “Till we fully know which all parties and persons are contesting polls, we cannot give the exact number of sensitive booths. We have just made a preliminary observation and presented it before Mishra. The exact number will be finalised later,” the officer stated.