Itanagar: Elaborate security arrangements have been made in Arunachal Pradesh for counting of votes today for two Lok Sabha and 49 state assembly seats, polling for which was conducted on April 9.
"We have deployed security personnel including central para military forces (CPMF) and state police in all the counting centres for ensuring smooth and violence-free counting," Inspector General of Police (IGP - Law and Order) Satyendra Garg told PTI.
Additional CPMF personnel have been allotted to the state by the Centre as reinforcement to maintain law and order during counting and the period after it.
The whole process of counting would be video recorded and district electoral officers have asked the magistrates to be strict and prompt in their action while dealing with any law and order problem, especially filing of First Information Reports (FIR), election office sources informed.
The Congress had already won 11 assembly seats which were uncontested.
"We have deployed security personnel including central para military forces (CPMF) and state police in all the counting centres for ensuring smooth and violence-free counting," Inspector General of Police (IGP - Law and Order) Satyendra Garg told PTI.
Additional CPMF personnel have been allotted to the state by the Centre as reinforcement to maintain law and order during counting and the period after it.
The whole process of counting would be video recorded and district electoral officers have asked the magistrates to be strict and prompt in their action while dealing with any law and order problem, especially filing of First Information Reports (FIR), election office sources informed.
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The Congress had already won 11 assembly seats which were uncontested.
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