Over 24 lakh to exercise franchise in district

All-women polling booths set up in all Assembly constituencies

April 23, 2019 01:19 am | Updated 01:19 am IST - KOCHI

Over 24 lakh voters are expected to exercise their democratic rights at 2,251 polling stations across the district on Tuesday.

There are 594 polling stations in the urban areas and 1,657 in the rural areas of the district. The distribution of polling materials was over by Monday evening, according to officials. There will also be all-women polling stations in all Assembly constituencies in the district. Women police officers are in charge of the security aspects at these polling stations.

Police personnel numbering 4,179 led by 18 DySPs are in charge of the security aspects. Rest rooms and feeding rooms have also been arranged at all polling stations. Voting will begin at 7 a.m.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.