Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Police have made adequate security arrangement for free, fair and peaceful polling tomorrow. Election will be held for 106 Urban Local Bodies (ULB) and 3 Municipal Corporations in Odisha on Thursday.
As many as 100 platoons force and 340 mobile patrolling parties along with district Police officers and Police men have been deployed for 106 ULBs across the State for smooth conduct of the ULB polls. A total of 1731 numbers of wards will go for polls consisting of 3068 number of booths, as per a note released from the State Police Head Quarters.
Similarly, 105 platoons force and 110 mobile patrolling parties along with Police officers and Police men have been deployed for the polls of 3 Municipal Corporations for smooth conduct of elections. A total of 168 wards will go for polls consisting of 1407 number of booths in these 3 Municipal Corporations.
The election will be conducted with strict enforcement of State Election Commission Guidelines.
Adequate security arrangements have also been made in different Strong Rooms throughout the urban areas with CCTV coverage to ensure round the clock safety of EVMs.
Ms Kalinga