Hyderabad: Arrangements placed for smooth conduct of polls

Hyderabad: M Dana Kishore, the District Election Officer said that 95% voter slip distribution had been completed and all the arrangements were in place for the smooth conduct of the election on Thursday.
Over 41 lakh voters were enrolled in Hyderabad and 3,976 polling centers had been setup. 15 polling centers, identified as critical centers and 13 as vulnerable, for which over 35 thousand personnel were being deployed to ensure polling without any untoward incidents.
10 per cent additional staff was arranged as reserved staff to ensure there was no hindrance to the polling process, added Mr Dana Kishore
In every Assembly segment, one model polling station and one exclusive women polling station was being facilitated. This apart, at every polling station, there would be women personnel.