UP Elections 2022: Tight security arrangement ahead of final phase of polls
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), March 6: Ahead of the last and seventh phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, 40 companies of police forces and around two and a half thousand policemen have been deployed for the security of polling stations in the state.
Apart from this, over 3,000 home guard personnel have also been deployed in UP.
"40 companies of police forces have been deployed for conducting secure polling. A total of two and a half thousand policemen have been deployed for the security of polling stations. Apart from this, around 3,000 home guard personnel have been deployed," informed A Satish Ganesh, Police Commissioner, Varanasi.
Polling parties have left for Varanasi ahead of the polls and will reach the polling stations at around 6 pm with full preparations to ensure safe and secure elections.
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Voters have been urged to participate in the elections, exercising their franchise. Meanwhile, police have also warned that appropriate legal action will be taken against whoever tries to impede the election process.
Notably, there are a total of 8 Legislative Assemblies in Varanasi including Cantt, City North, City South, Ajra, Pindra, Sewapuri, Rohaniya and Shivpur.
In the final phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, 613 candidates will be in the fray for 54 seats in the nine districts of Mau, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Varanasi, Chandauli, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra and Bhadohi (Sant Ravidas Nagar) on Monday.
The results of the election will be announced on March 10.
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-PTC News
