Police Commissioner assures tight security on counting day

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: Officers on poll duty are making all preparations to ensure smooth counting of votes and heavy security with adequate number of personnels has been deployed in the city, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda said on Sunday.

Dayanand detailed that more than one hundred personnel, including one Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), three Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs), and five inspectors, have been assigned to each polling station to ensure security.

District Election Officer and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath directed officials to take appropriate measures to prevent any untoward incidents near the counting centres, where the votes of the Lok Sabha elections will be counted on June 4.

"On June 4, counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections will be held. We have instructed the officials to make all kinds of preparations on the counting day to prevent any untoward incidents," Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Tushar Girinath told the reporters.

There will be three counting centres in the city, Girinath said, adding that officials will set up CCTV cameras and videograph the counting centres as per the guidelines of the Election Commission of India. He suggested that the counting of postal ballots should be carried out properly.

The three counting centres of the three Lok Sabha constituencies are: Bangalore Central- Mount Carmel College, Palace Road, Vasanth Nagar; Bangalore North- St Joseph’s College, Vittal Mallya Road and Bangalore South- SSMRV College, 9th Block, Jayanagar.

Further speaking to the media, the Bengaluru Police Commissioner said that after the polling, all voting machines from the respective constituencies were transported to the counting centers, where central forces, along with local police, have been deployed for security, he said.

"All senior and junior police officers in the city will be on patrol on Tuesday, June 4. We have implemented a tight police arrangement as a precautionary measure to prevent any kind of illegal activities," The city top cop added.