Delhi Assembly election 2025: Over 30,000 police personnel, 220 companies of paramilitary forces deployed
The Hindu
Delhi Assembly elections underway with heightened security measures in place for peaceful voting across the capital.
Delhi is on high alert for the Assembly polls on Wednesday (February 5, 2025) with over 30,000 police personnel and 220 companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed across the national capital for peaceful elections.
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The voting for the high-stakes Assembly elections began, with the Aam Aadmi Party eyeing a third straight term, banking on its governance record and welfare schemes, while the BJP and the Congress look at resurgence.
There are over 1.56 crore voters eligible to cast their ballots from 7 a.m. onwards on Wednesday.
Voting will be taking place across 13,766 polling stations in all the 70 Assembly constituencies to decide the fates of 699 candidates in a contest that could reshape the political landscape of the capital.
Nearly 3,000 polling booths have been identified as sensitive, and special security arrangements, including drone surveillance, Quick Reaction Team, Striking Team and one company of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) have been deployed to maintain law and order.
"All Delhi Police personnel are committed to ensuring free, fair, and peaceful elections. The pre-poll arrangements have already been done and all the senior staff of the Delhi Police are on the ground to ensure peaceful election," Special Commissioner of Police (SPNO Delhi Assembly Elections) Devesh Chandra Srivastva said.
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