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- For all future Lok Sabha and state assembly elections, "Randomisation of the state police personnel deployed at the polling station on the day of poll shall be done in the presence of police observer(s) deployed for the constituencies in that district."
- The new procedure will be applied in upcoming assembly polls in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Assam, and West Bengal.
- Deployment of central forces for law and order and EVM security will also be enforced.
Seeking to enhance transparency, the Election Commission has directed that, from now on, the randomisation of state police personnel deployed at polling stations on voting day will be conducted in the presence of central police observers assigned to the constituencies. This randomisation ensures neutrality by deploying local police outside their current station areas, thereby minimizing potential bias.
In a letter to state chief electoral officers and DGPs on Monday, the EC stated that for all future Lok Sabha and state assembly polls, "Randomisation of the state police personnel deployed at the polling station on the day of poll shall be done in the presence of police observer(s) deployed for the constituencies in that district."
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BY Outlook News Desk |
