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Security beefed up for ZPTC, MPTC Polls: Kakinada SP

Kakinada, Nov 4 (UNI) District Superintendent of Police Garikipati Bindu Madhav on Wednesday said that the security was beefed up at all the polling centers for the ZPTC and MPTC elections scheduled for tomorrow.
Briefing the media persons here,the SP said that as a part of strategy to conduct the polling in a free and fair atmosphere, the police officials and staff stationed themselves at the polling centers much in advance on Wednesday itself.
The SP said mobile patrols, special striking force, QRT teams, flying squads, and static surveillance teams have been put on alert.
Madhav said that he was monitoring the election Bandobust from the command control room dash board in the district police office using the special APP TRACE(tracking routes, alerting& coordinating emergencies).
The SP further said that in sensitive areas, the movements near the polling centers were being monitored round the clock and instructions issued to prevent any untoward incidents.
The SP further said that the checking at the district boarders and major roads was intensified and special forces would be deployed whenever warranted.
He assured the people not to have any apprehensions about their safety and they can exercise their voting right at the polling centers.
He also advised them to ring up police control room numbers 9490619297 and 9490619298 or 112 in case of emergency for police assistance.
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