In Bengal, around 25,000 security personnel to be deployed for polling in 3 seats in first phase
9 months, 1 week ago

In Bengal, around 25,000 security personnel to be deployed for polling in 3 seats in first phase

The Hindu  

March 17, 2024 11:28 am | Updated 03:21 pm IST - Kolkata Around 25,000 personnel of Central forces will be deployed in West Bengal for elections to three Lok Sabha seats in the first phase of polling on April 19, an official said. Voting will be held in Cooch Behar, Alipurduar and the Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha seats in the northern part of the State in the first phase. "Around 250 companies of Central forces will be deployed for the first phase of elections on April 19. One company of Central Armed Police Forces consists of around 100 personnel, meaning that around 25,000 personnel will be deployed for elections in these three seats.

State Central First Phase  seats  state  official  25000  elections  phase  personnel  security  bengal  forces  central  deployed  sabha  polling

History of this topic

Bengal bypolls: TMC claims EC gave appointment to hear grievances just before campaign ends
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bengal bypolls: TMC claims EC gave appointment to hear grievances just before campaign ends

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress, which had approached the Election Commission voicing concern over alleged misuse of central forces in West Bengal, claimed the panel gave it appointment for Monday afternoon, 90 minutes before the bypoll campaign ends in the state. A delegation of TMC leaders, including TMC Parliamentary Party Leader of Lok Sabha Sudip Bandopadhyay, Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Party …

Even as elections are over in West Bengal, 400 CAPF companies to stay in the state till June 19
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Even as elections are over in West Bengal, 400 CAPF companies to stay in the state till June 19

Op India  

The Lok Sabha elections 2024 have concluded and only the vote count, and final results remain to be declared. Amidst all of this, West Bengal, which has 42 Lok Sabha seats, is also making headlines as the Bhartiya Janata Party is set to emerge as the largest party in the state for the first time. For the first time, the …

Central Armed Police Force's 400 companies to remain positioned in West Bengal till June 19
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Central Armed Police Force's 400 companies to remain positioned in West Bengal till June 19

Deccan Chronicle  

To manage post-election violence, nearly 400 Central Armed Police Force companies will remain in West Bengal until June 19, sources said.A significant portion of the CAPFs will consist of the Central Reserve Police Force, said a source privy to the development, adding "The decision was taken anticipating post-poll violence in West Bengal. ""The ongoing deployment of 400 CAPF companies in …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Mob throws EVM, VVPAT machine in pond in West Bengal's South Paraganas | VIDEO
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Mob throws EVM, VVPAT machine in pond in West Bengal's South Paraganas | VIDEO

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Amid the last phase of Lok Sabha elections, EVM and VVPAT machine were thrown in the pond by a mob at booth number 40 and 41 in Kultai, South 24 Parganas of West Bengal on Saturday morning. EVMs looted by local mob Giving information on the same, the Chief Electoral Office, West Bengal said that FIR …

Election Commission to retain 400 companies of central forces in West Bengal till June 6
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission to retain 400 companies of central forces in West Bengal till June 6

India TV News  

The Election Commission has decided to retain 400 companies of central forces in West Bengal till June 6, a senior official said on Friday. "After the June 1 polling, half of the central forces will leave the state and 400 companies will remain until June 6. Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal Notably, West Bengal, which has 42 Lok Sabha …

Odisha: Security beefed up for smooth conduct of third phase of polling
7 months ago

Odisha: Security beefed up for smooth conduct of third phase of polling

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Odisha police has beefed up security arrangements to ensure smooth and peaceful conduct of the polling process during the third phase of elections in the state to be held on Saturday. As per reports, a total of 94.8 lakh voters will decide the fate of 64 candidates in the six Lok Sabha seats and 383 candidates in the 42 …

Odisha: Over 79 lakh voters to determine fate of over 300 candidates in Phase 5
7 months ago

Odisha: Over 79 lakh voters to determine fate of over 300 candidates in Phase 5

Hindustan Times  

Over 79 lakh voters across five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 assembly constituencies of Odisha would determine the political fate of chief minister Naveen Patnaik, former Union tribal affairs minister Jual Oram and former Indian hockey team captain Dilip Tirkey among 305 candidates in the fifth phase of polling on Monday. Odisha chief electoral officer Nikunja Dhal said a total …

17.97 lakh voters in Karimnagar constituency, 15.96 lakh electors in Peddapalli constituency to exercise their franchise in today’s election
7 months, 1 week ago

17.97 lakh voters in Karimnagar constituency, 15.96 lakh electors in Peddapalli constituency to exercise their franchise in today’s election

The Hindu  

An electorate of 17.97 lakh will decide the fate of 28 candidates in the fray for the Karimnagar Lok Sabha seat in the election slated to be held on May 13. Arrangements are in place to conduct the elections in a free and fair manner in as many as 2,194 polling stations spread across seven Assembly segments — Karimnagar, Vemulawada, …

UP: Tight security in place for second phase of polling on April 26
7 months, 4 weeks ago

UP: Tight security in place for second phase of polling on April 26

Hindustan Times  

As many as 80,438 civil police personnel, village guards, and Prantiya Rakshak Dal personnel, along with 299 companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary and Central Armed Police Forces, have been deployed for the second phase of parliamentary elections in eight Lok Sabha constituencies across nine districts on Friday, said senior police officials here on Thursday. Bhagalpur, Bihar, India -Apri.25, 2024:Polling officials …

Over 2.88 crore voters in Karnataka to cast their franchise on April 26
8 months ago

Over 2.88 crore voters in Karnataka to cast their franchise on April 26

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Over 2.88 crore eligible voters will cast their franchise on April 26 in the Phase-2 of polling in south and coastal Karnataka’s 14 parliamentary constituencies, including those in the state capital. Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, Manoj Kumar Meena, said there are 2,88,19,342 voters in Phase-2, of which 1,44,28,099 voters are male, 1,43,88,176 female and 3,067 third gender. The 14 …

Lok Sabha elections | Scuffles, protests mar polling in three Bengal constituencies
8 months ago

Lok Sabha elections | Scuffles, protests mar polling in three Bengal constituencies

The Hindu  

Sporadic incidents of scuffle between supporters of political parties, recovery of crude bombs and angry protests against MLAs headlined the first phase of Lok Sabha election in West Bengal on Friday. In the Cooch Behar Lok Sabha seat, where the EC had deployed 112 companies of Central Armed Police Forces, political parties levelled allegations of violence against each other. At …

LS polls: Kerala to have 62 companies of central armed police personnel for additional security
8 months, 1 week ago

LS polls: Kerala to have 62 companies of central armed police personnel for additional security

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state will have 62 companies of the central armed police forces deployed mainly to provide security cover in trouble-prone polling booths in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. According to Chief Electoral Officer - Kerala Sanjay Kaul, 17 companies of CAPF are already stationed in the state and the remaining personnel would arrive soon. "In addition to their deployment …

MHA orders withdrawal of 50 companies of Central forces from Manipur
8 months, 2 weeks ago

MHA orders withdrawal of 50 companies of Central forces from Manipur

The Hindu  

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered the withdrawal of around 5,000 Central Armed Police Forces personnel from Manipur. A senior government official said that the MHA had ordered the pulling out of 50 companies of CAPFs, mainly drawn from the Central Reserve Police Force and the Border Security Force, from the violence-hit State. Ethnic violence erupted in the …

Lok Sabha polls for 42 seats in West Bengal in seven phases
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls for 42 seats in West Bengal in seven phases

The Hindu  

Elections for West Bengal’s 42 Lok Sabha seats will be conducted in seven phases from beginning on April 19 and concluding on June 1, according to the election schedule announced by the Election Commission of India on March 16. After the announcement the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls in the State, Opposition parties in the State started demanding the deployment of …

Election Commission to deploy additional forces in Bengal ahead of Lok Sabha polls
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Commission to deploy additional forces in Bengal ahead of Lok Sabha polls

India Today  

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission has sought the deployment of 150 companies of the Central Armed Police Force in West Bengal. The 100 companies set to move to West Bengal would include 50 from the Border Security Force, 20 from the Central Reserve Police Force, 10 from the Central Industrial Security Force, 10 from the Indo-Tibetan …

Election Commission directs West Bengal officials for ‘fair’ Lok Sabha elections
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Commission directs West Bengal officials for ‘fair’ Lok Sabha elections

Live Mint  

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday issued directions, including to DM/SPs in West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections that are due in April or May this year. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday reviewed the poll preparedness in West Bengal and said that there will be a few polling stations which will be run entirely by …

Lok Sabha polls: 10 CRPF, 5 ITBP companies to be deployed in Haryana
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: 10 CRPF, 5 ITBP companies to be deployed in Haryana

Hindustan Times  

Haryana’s chief electoral officer Anurag Agarwal on Friday said during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls at least 10 companies of the Central Reserve Police Force and five companies of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police will be deployed in all 10 Lok Sabha constituencies. The Haryana CEO, who is also the chairman of the state committee formed to oversee the deployment of …

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: Three-layered security cover for over 600 polling booths in Bastar
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: Three-layered security cover for over 600 polling booths in Bastar

The Hindu  

More than 600 polling booths in sensitive areas of Naxal-hit Bastar division, which will vote on November 7 in the first phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, will be under three-layered security cover, police said. Due to security reasons, 149 polling stations in five Assembly constituencies of the division have been shifted to the nearest police station and security camps, they …

Chhattisgarh Polls: Around 60,000 security personnel deployed for over 600 polling booths in Naxal-hit Bastar
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh Polls: Around 60,000 security personnel deployed for over 600 polling booths in Naxal-hit Bastar

Firstpost  

Naxalites have called upon voters to boycott the polls in Bastar region. More than 600 polling booths in the Naxal-hit Bastar division will be placed under a three-layered security arrangement for the first phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections scheduled for Tuesday, according to police sources. Due to security reasons, 149 polling stations in five assembly constituencies of the division have …

Centre deploys 20 companies of paramilitary forces to riot-torn Nuh
1 year, 4 months ago

Centre deploys 20 companies of paramilitary forces to riot-torn Nuh

Op India  

Hours after Islamists unleashed violence in the Nuh district of Haryana, the Union government deployed 20 companies of Central Armed Police Forces to bring the law and order situation under control. #JUSTIN:A total of 20 companies of Central Armed Police Forces, including CRPF, BSF and ITBP, have been sent to Harayana's Nuh by the MHA to maintain law and order …

West Bengal rural poll violence: 6 more killed, death toll reaches 48
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal rural poll violence: 6 more killed, death toll reaches 48

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: At least six deaths were reported from across West Bengal on Wednesday even as counting of votes for the three-tier panchayat elections continued, taking the toll to 48 in alleged poll-related violence since June 8 when the rural polls were announced, police officers familiar with the matter said. Read here: Panchayat poll results subject to court’s final orders: Calcutta …

WB Panchayat Election 2023: Repoll in Over 690 Booths Today After SEC Orders Amid Violence & Protests
1 year, 5 months ago

WB Panchayat Election 2023: Repoll in Over 690 Booths Today After SEC Orders Amid Violence & Protests

News 18  

As violence and massive protests continue to take place across West Bengal over the conduct of Panchayat Polls 2023, the State Election Commission on Sunday announced that repolling will be held in 697 booths on July 10. Massive protests have also been held across the state against the violence that rocked the panchayat elections and over allegations of irregularities. As …

Polling Over for Panchayat Polls, Central Forces Are Still to Coming to West Bengal
1 year, 5 months ago

Polling Over for Panchayat Polls, Central Forces Are Still to Coming to West Bengal

News 18  

Polling for panchayat elections in West Bengal on Saturday was marked by violence, claiming the lives of at least 15 people. As per the court order, a total of 822 companies of Central Forces were supposed to reach Bengal by July 8, but why was security not deployed at all booths, despite the order, is a pertinent question in the …

2023 West Bengal panchayat election | BJP alleges Central forces ‘deliberately’ not deployed
1 year, 5 months ago

2023 West Bengal panchayat election | BJP alleges Central forces ‘deliberately’ not deployed

The Hindu  

The Opposition BJP in West Bengal on July 9 alleged that the Central forces were not deployed "deliberately" during the panchayat elections, inviting a sharp retort from the ruling TMC which said there was no guarantee that violence would not have happened if the forces were deployed. BJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh said if the Central forces were deployed …

Bengal Panchayat Polls Violence BSF No Details On Sensitive Polling Stations Forces Inadequately Utilised
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Polls Violence BSF No Details On Sensitive Polling Stations Forces Inadequately Utilised

ABP News  

The Border Security Force on Sunday claimed that the West Bengal government did not provide adequate information on the sensitive polling booths in the state as violence marred the panchayat election voting day on Saturday. BSF Deputy Inspector General said despite several letters written to the state election commission seeking information on sensitive polling booths, the state government provided only …

West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 HIGHLIGHTS WB Panchayat Polls Voting BJP TMC Congress Mamata Banerjee News
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 HIGHLIGHTS WB Panchayat Polls Voting BJP TMC Congress Mamata Banerjee News

ABP News  

Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: Hello and welcome to ABP Live's West Bengal Panchayat Poll Live Blog. Almost 61,000 polling stations have been set up in 20 districts of the state for three tiers single-phase polling for Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad. In view of the volatile situation in the state, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered …

West Bengal panchayat polls today amid tight security; a ‘litmus test’ for TMC, BJP
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls today amid tight security; a ‘litmus test’ for TMC, BJP

Hindustan Times  

Marred with pre-poll violence, the voting for Panchayat elections in West Bengal will be held on Saturday under stringent security measures. Nadia: Security personnel conduct a route march ahead of the West Bengal panchayat polls, in Nadia, Friday. Deployment of central forces ahead of polls As part of the preparations for the panchayat polls, an additional 822 companies of the …

West Bengal set to vote in panchayat election on July 8
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal set to vote in panchayat election on July 8

The Hindu  

West Bengal is set to go to the polls on July 8 to elect 73,887 panchayat representatives, in a high-stakes contest that is being seen as a critical indicator during the run-up to next year’s general election. Central forces being deployed Just hours before voting was set to begin, there was frantic activity at the State’s Election Commission on Friday …

Bengal panchayat polls get underway, security beefed up amid bloodshed
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal panchayat polls get underway, security beefed up amid bloodshed

India Today  

The rural West Bengal is all set for the three-tier Panchayat polls, to be held on Saturday. Approximately 5.67 crore eligible voters are expected to cast their votes to choose representatives for nearly 928 seats across 22 zilla parishads, 9,730 panchayat samities, and 63,229 gram panchayats. In 2018, the TMC won 90 per cent of the panchayat seats and all …

Army to remain deployed for 10 days after Bengal Panchayat results: High Court
1 year, 5 months ago

Army to remain deployed for 10 days after Bengal Panchayat results: High Court

India Today  

Central forces will remain deployed in parts of West Bengal until 10 days after the results of panchayat elections in the state are announced, the Calcutta High Court said on Thursday. Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari's lawyer Gurukrishna Kumar had requested that the army be deployed in the state for at least two weeks after the results to prevent post-poll …

Deploy Central forces at every polling booth during West Bengal panchayat polls : Calcutta HC
1 year, 5 months ago

Deploy Central forces at every polling booth during West Bengal panchayat polls : Calcutta HC

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on July 4 directed that Central forces be deployed at every polling booth during the West Bengal panchayat election. “Inspector General of BSF who has been appointed ‘Force Coordinator’ may issue appropriate directions so that the deployment of the Central forces can cover all polling stations in the State,” a Division Bench of Chief Justice T. …

West Bengal panchayat polls 2023 | Unceasing violence and political muscle flexing
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls 2023 | Unceasing violence and political muscle flexing

The Hindu  

The upcoming panchayat election in West Bengal has emerged as one of most violent local body elections in the country in recent times. Unedifying row: On panchayat polls in West Bengal and security Elections in West Bengal are a violent affair and the panchayat elections, where the number of contesting candidates goes up to a few lakhs, have time and …

West Bengal panchayat polls | 822 companies of Central Armed Police Forces deployed
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls | 822 companies of Central Armed Police Forces deployed

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on July 3 agreed to the deployment of an additional 485 companies of Central Armed Police Forces as well State Armed Police Forces for the West Bengal panchayat polls. The Calcutta High Court had on June 21 directed Central forces that were not less than forces deployed in the 2013 panchayat polls be deployed in …

West Bengal Governor visits violence-affected Cooch Behar in north Bengal
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal Governor visits violence-affected Cooch Behar in north Bengal

The Hindu  

West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Friday visited State’s Cooch Behar district which had witnessed violence during the ensuing panchayat polls. Later in the day, Mr. Sinha told journalists that Central forces had started arriving in the State and the West Bengal Police had promised deployment of 65,000 forces. During the day, while campaigning for the panchayat polls, Trinamool …

More Central Forces Could Be Sent to Strife-torn Manipur after July 8 Bengal Panchayat Polls
1 year, 5 months ago

More Central Forces Could Be Sent to Strife-torn Manipur after July 8 Bengal Panchayat Polls

News 18  

Violence-hit Manipur could see further deployment of security forces in the coming weeks. Sources have indicated to CNN-News18 that the union ministry of home affairs is positively considering Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh’s request to send in more troops to the strife-torn state. Officials said that paramilitary personnel deployed in Bengal for the panchayat polls could be sent to …

West Bengal polls: Congress demands deployment of more Central forces
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal polls: Congress demands deployment of more Central forces

The Hindu  

Stating that 822 companies of central forces would not be adequate for free and fair panchayat elections in West Bengal, state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday demanded deployment of more central forces. The State Election Commission on Friday informed the Calcutta High Court that it has requisitioned 822 companies of central forces for the July 8 panchayat polls …

Bengal poll body seeks deployment of central forces in panchayat elections
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal poll body seeks deployment of central forces in panchayat elections

India Today  

The State Election Commission of West Bengal on Sunday wrote to the Union Home Ministry yet again, seeking requisite companies of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces personnel, ahead of panchayat elections in the state. According to SEC sources, earlier in the past, the commission had sent a requisition letter twice to the Union Home Ministry to provide requisite companies of CAPF …

Poll Panel Seeks 800 Companies of Central Forces for West Bengal Panchayat Elections
1 year, 6 months ago

Poll Panel Seeks 800 Companies of Central Forces for West Bengal Panchayat Elections

News 18  

The West Bengal State Election Commission on Thursday sought 800 companies of central forces from the Ministry of Home Affairs for deployment in panchayat polls on the direction of the Calcutta High Court, an official said. Hearing a contempt petition, the high court had on Wednesday directed the SEC to requisition more than 82,000 central forces personnel within 24 hours. …

West Bengal panchayat elections | Calcutta HC directs State Election Commission to deploy more Central forces than in 2013
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal panchayat elections | Calcutta HC directs State Election Commission to deploy more Central forces than in 2013

The Hindu  

Observing that deployment of 22 companies of Central forces across 22 districts of the State was ‘thoroughly inadequate ‘ the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal State Election Commission to requisition within 24 hours sufficient number of Central forces to be deployed in all the districts and the number of battalions/ companies shall be not less that …

Bengal panchayat polls: Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into violence during filing of nominations
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal panchayat polls: Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into violence during filing of nominations

India TV News  

The Calcutta High Court ordered the CBI to investigate violent incidents involving the submission of nominations for the West Bengal panchayat elections on Wednesday. CPI worker dies of injuries suffered in pre-panchayat poll clash In another turn of events, a CPI worker died on Wednesday at a nursing home in Siliguri from injuries suffered during a clash at Chopra in …

Bengal panchayat polls | SC refers to State’s ‘history of violence’ to confirm deployment of Central forces to secure July polls
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal panchayat polls | SC refers to State’s ‘history of violence’ to confirm deployment of Central forces to secure July polls

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on June 20 upheld a Calcutta High Court decision to throw open the doors for central security forces to enter West Bengal to ensure free and fair panchayat elections on July 8. The West Bengal government lawyer said the entire State, and not just the polling booths, would come under a “blanket cover” of armed central security …

Calcutta HC orders deployment of central forces for West Bengal panchayat polls
1 year, 6 months ago

Calcutta HC orders deployment of central forces for West Bengal panchayat polls

India TV News  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered the requisition and deployment of central forces for the West Bengal panchayat elections scheduled to be held on July 8. A division bench presided by Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam directed the SEC to requisition central forces to work in tandem with the police force of West Bengal for the rural polls. The …

UP Polls: Over 1.5 Lakh Security Personnel Deployed for Sixth Phase
2 years, 9 months ago

UP Polls: Over 1.5 Lakh Security Personnel Deployed for Sixth Phase

News 18  

Gorakhpur City, from where Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is in the fray, is among the nine sensitive assembly constituencies in the state going to polls in the sixth phase on Thursday. Over 1.5 lakh security personnel will be deployed in this phase covering 57 assembly seats in 10 districts, where 2.1 crore people are eligible to vote, according …

West Bengal civic polls: Voting to elect 2,171 councillors across 108 municipalities underway
2 years, 9 months ago

West Bengal civic polls: Voting to elect 2,171 councillors across 108 municipalities underway

India Today  

Voting for West Bengal civic polls is underway to elect 2,171 councillors across 108 municipalities. The ruling Trinamool Congress bagged all five civic bodies in recent elections, including the high-profile Kolkata Municipal Corporation. At a time when oppositions are targeting TMC for creating ruckus in recent elections and demanding polls to be conducted in the presence of the central force, …

Are central forces required for upcoming civic polls in Bengal? Decide in 24 hours: HC to Election Commission
2 years, 10 months ago

Are central forces required for upcoming civic polls in Bengal? Decide in 24 hours: HC to Election Commission

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court has asked the State Election Commission to decide if deployment of central forces is required for the upcoming civic polls in West Bengal or not. The high court has asked the State Election Commission to hold a joint meeting with the home secretary and Inspector General of Police to take a call on deployment of central …

Uttar Pradesh Assembly election: 860 CAPF companies, over 60,000 cops to be deployed in 4th phase
2 years, 10 months ago

Uttar Pradesh Assembly election: 860 CAPF companies, over 60,000 cops to be deployed in 4th phase

India Today  

As many as 860 companies of Central Armed Police Forces and over 60,000 policemen will be deployed for the fourth round of polling in Uttar Pradesh. “Three assembly constituencies -- Hussainganj, Bindki and Fatehpur -- have been kept in the 'sensitive' category in the fourth phase, while a total of 590 majras and localities have been marked as 'vulnerable' and …

Assembly elections: 50,000 troops to be mobilised, Punjab to get 75 CAPF companies, UP to get 150
2 years, 11 months ago

Assembly elections: 50,000 troops to be mobilised, Punjab to get 75 CAPF companies, UP to get 150

Op India  

On January 8th, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said sufficient CAPF companies would be deployed in all poll-bound states looking at law & order situation and threat perception. Sufficient CAPF companies will be deployed in all poll-bound states looking at law & order situation and threat perception: Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra pic.twitter.com/mKcQGhFHYn — ANI January 8, 2022 Approx 500 …

Uttar Pradesh to get 150 CAPF companies in first phase for Assembly election
2 years, 11 months ago

Uttar Pradesh to get 150 CAPF companies in first phase for Assembly election

Firstpost  

These CAPF companies are being allotted to all 78 districts and commissioners in UP as per their sensitivity and requirement Noida: In view of the forthcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, a total of 150 companies of Central Armed Police Forces [CAPF> personnel are being provided to the state by the Centre in the first phase, officials said. A senior …

Assembly polls: 50,000 CAPF personnel mobilised in initial phase; major chunk to be sent to UP
2 years, 11 months ago

Assembly polls: 50,000 CAPF personnel mobilised in initial phase; major chunk to be sent to UP

India Today  

About 50,000 CAPF troops are being mobilised for providing security during the forthcoming assembly polls in five states, with the major chunk of them being sent to Uttar Pradesh that has the highest number of 403 seats and the longest polling period with seven phases, official sources said. While Uttar Pradesh will vote in seven phases beginning February 10, Punjab, …

Discover Related