Hyderabad: With the fourth phase of ongoing Lok Sabha polls scheduled tomorrow, preparations are in full swing to conduct free and fair voting.
A total of 71 parliamentary constituencies across 9 states, including Kulgam district of Anantnag Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir, will witness polls in the fourth phase of the seven-phased Lok Sabha elections.
Over 2.7 lakh paramilitary personnel, along with over 20 lakh state police personnel and home guards, have been deployed to ensure smooth conduct of the polls across the country.
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The total sanctioned strength of India's state police forces is around 21 lakh and paramilitary is around 10 lakh.
Apart from Jammu and Kashmir, the most sensitive state for holding the polls, West Bengal has seen the deployment of a massive 41,000 personnel for smooth conduct of elections in the seven-phased polls in the state's 42 Lok Sabha constituencies.
Majority of the paramilitary personnel were drawn from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Sashastra Seema Bal (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Indian Reserve Battalions (IRBs) of different states.
In Maharashtra, voting will be held in 17 parliamentary constituencies while in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, 13 seats will witness polls.
Besides, eight seats from West Bengal, six each from Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, five seats from Bihar and three from Jharkhand will go to polls in this phase.
Hyderabad: With the fourth phase of ongoing Lok Sabha polls scheduled tomorrow, preparations are in full swing to conduct free and fair voting.
A total of 71 parliamentary constituencies across 9 states, including Kulgam district of Anantnag Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir, will witness polls in the fourth phase of the seven-phased Lok Sabha elections.
Over 2.7 lakh paramilitary personnel, along with over 20 lakh state police personnel and home guards, have been deployed to ensure smooth conduct of the polls across the country.
Also read: Bharat Decides 2019: India gears up for 4th phase of polls
The total sanctioned strength of India's state police forces is around 21 lakh and paramilitary is around 10 lakh.
Apart from Jammu and Kashmir, the most sensitive state for holding the polls, West Bengal has seen the deployment of a massive 41,000 personnel for smooth conduct of elections in the seven-phased polls in the state's 42 Lok Sabha constituencies.
Majority of the paramilitary personnel were drawn from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Sashastra Seema Bal (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Indian Reserve Battalions (IRBs) of different states.
In Maharashtra, voting will be held in 17 parliamentary constituencies while in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, 13 seats will witness polls.
Besides, eight seats from West Bengal, six each from Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, five seats from Bihar and three from Jharkhand will go to polls in this phase.
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Hyderabad: Elaborate arrangements are being made for the smooth conduct of the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections tomorrow.
As many as 71 Parliamentary constituencies spread over nine states, and Kulgam district of Anantnag Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir will go to polls in this phase.
Voting will be held for 17 Parliamentary seats in Maharashtra; 13 each in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh; eight in West Bengal; six each in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha; five in Bihar; and three in Jharkhand in this phase.
The prominent candidates in the fray include Union Ministers Giriraj Singh, S.S. Ahluwalia, Babul Supriyo, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, P.P Chaudhary, Dr. Subhash Bhamre and Sudershan Bhagat, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav, film actor Urmila Matondkar, BJP Bihar unit chief Nityanand Roy, RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha and former JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar.
Polling will also be held for the remaining 42 assembly seats in Odisha tomorrow, besides, by-election to Chhindwara assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh, Nighasan in Uttar Pradesh, and Krishnaganj in West Bengal.
In Maharashtra, the 17 constituencies going to polls are all the six seats from Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Nashik, Palghar, Maval, Shirdi, Ratnagiri & Sindhudurg, Shirur, Dindori and Nandurbar.
In Bihar, polling will take place in Darbhanga, Ujjiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai and Munger. Our correspondent reports that 66 candidates, including three women, are in the fray. Twenty-one Independent candidates are also contesting.
In Jammu and Kashmir, over 3.45 lakh voters are going to exercise their franchise in Kulgam district. The district is spread over four assembly segments comprising Noorabad, Kulgam, Hom Shali Bugh and Devsar.
Voting will start at 7 am and end at 4 pm. Prominent candidates include PDP President Mehbooba Mufti, State Congress President G A Mir and Hasnain Masoodi of National Conference.
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