Adequate security forces to be deployed in national capital for Lok Sabha polls on May 25: Delhi Chief Electoral Officer

New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Adequate forces including police, Home Guards, and Central Paramilitary Forces will be deployed in the national capital for the Lok Sabha polls on May 25 and there would be nothing to worry about, said Delhi Chief Electoral Officer P Krishnamurthy on Monday.
Meanwhile, the nomination process for seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi began on Monday after the notification of the sixth phase was issued.
"There would be nothing to worry about the security as adequate forces will be deployed, Police, Home Guards, and Central Paramilitary Forces will be there," said Krishnamurthy.
Following Delhi's weather and IMD's prediction of a heatwave in the region P Krishnamurthy said, "There will be heatwave as per the IMD prediction, (Election) Commission had held a high-level meeting as well on this, we have sensitised the returning officers on the field. Waiting areas will be made in the polling booths to reduce the impact of the heatwave, adequate drinking water will be there, medical kids and medical facilities will be available..."
"We will provide pick-up and drop facility for senior citizens above 85 years of age and disabled people. All the District Magistrates are making arrangements for this, our volunteers will go to the homes of such people and take them to the polling booth. Such people will not need to stand in line," he added.
Talking about voter turnout and last-minute correction in the electoral roll he said, "We are making many efforts to increase voter turnout. We are running many programs, apart from this we are making people aware among different organizations and society."
"We have also done the work of correcting the electoral roll. We have removed about four and a half lakh names from the electoral roll, who have died, or who have shifted from Delhi to somewhere else. Apart from this, new voters have also been added in large numbers. According to the gender ratio, the number of women voters has increased by 10 per cent, while the number of first-time voters has increased to 2,40,000."
Mentioning pink booth and facilities offered at normal polling booths electoral officer said, "We will ensure assured minimum facilities at the polling booth level. Arrangements are being made from shelter and water to ramps. There will be 1 pink polling booth in every assembly. That means there will be a total of 70 such polling booths in Delhi where all the employees conducting the elections will be women."
"Apart from these, model polling booths are also being built. We are making a polling booth in every Lok Sabha constituency, which will be completely operated by disabled personnel. Disabled employees will be put on duty here as per their wish."
Nominations can be filed between 11 am and 3 pm till May 6 (Saturday and Sunday will remain non-working days), the documents will be scrutinised on May 7 and the last date to withdraw the candidature is May 9. While polling will take place on May 25, the votes will be counted on June 4. (ANI)