Hyderabad, February 10 The Telangana Police has made elaborate arrangements for the free, fair, and peaceful conduct of the Urban Local Bodies elections scheduled for February 11, a top police official said on Tuesday.
Adequate security arrangements have been made for the elections to seven municipal corporations and 116 municipalities, State Director General of Police (DGP) B Shivadhar Reddy told reporters here.
Of the 8,203 polling stations, 1,302 have been categorized as hyper-sensitive and 1,926 as sensitive, and special arrangements have been made with the deployment of forces, he said.
He appealed to all voters to cast their votes freely and exercise their franchise without any fear.
"Visible policing has increased. We are confident that the elections will be held peacefully," Reddy said.
He said that 100% web casting has been ensured both inside and outside all polling stations, particularly in hyper-sensitive polling stations.
A total of 1,183 licensed weapons have been deposited, he added, further stating that 4,318 people have been bound over.
A total of 142 FIRs have been registered for violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), he said.
The police have made a total seizure of Rs 3.09 crore, including Rs 1.29 crore in cash, liquor worth Rs 1.21 crore, drugs worth Rs 15.7 lakh, and other freebies worth Rs 13 lakh over the past 15 days.
The campaign for the elections to ULBs concluded on Monday.
