Andhra Pradesh has 12,438 critical polling stations out of a total of 46,389 where polling for both parliamentary and Assembly constituencies is going to take place on May 13, as part of the fourth phase of the ongoing general elections in the country.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has proposed webcasting of polling at 34,651 stations, covering around 75% of the stations.
Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Kumar Meena told the media on May 11 (Saturday) that they deployed 1,06,145 security personnel for the smooth conduct of the elections. Besides 45,960 personnel from the A.P. State Police, 3,500 from Karnataka, 4,500 from Tamil Nadu, 1,622 Home Guards and 3,366 drawn from other wings have been deputed. In addition, 2,038 personnel from APSP, 295 CAPF companies comprising 26,550 personnel, 3,010 NCC cadets, 13,739 NSS volunteers, 1,614 ex-servicemen and 246 retired police personnel have also been deployed on election duties.
