Around 2,000 armed policemen would be deployed to ensure free and fair elections in the bypoll to the Nuapada Assembly constituency, a senior officer said Wednesday.
The 2,000 armed policemen would be deployed in addition to the district police personnel, the officer said.
This was decided at the security review meeting for the Nuapada byelection presided over by Odisha DGP YB Khurania in Bhubaneswar Tuesday, he said.
“A total of 14 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), 5 platoons of OSAP/APR, 35 mobile patrolling units, 18 flying squads, and 18 Static Surveillance Teams (SST) will be mobilised, in addition to the district police personnel,” an Odisha Police Headquarters statement said.
Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) RS Gopalan said helicopters will also be used to tra