As many as 223 polling stations in Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem district have been identified as ‘sensitive’ owing to their proximity to the Maoist-affected areas of the neighbouring Chhattisgarh.
According to sources, most of these polling stations are in Dummugudem and Charla mandals, which share border with Chhattisgarh’s south Bastar division, considered a Maoist hotbed.
The district police have chalked out an elaborate plan to step up vigil in the remote villages bordering Chhattisgarh to foil attempts, if any, by Maoists to disrupt the election process, sources added.
