Chief District Officer Dil Bahadur Tamang, chairman of the District Security Committee, said that out of 139 polling stations in eight municipalities in the district, 61 have been designated as highly sensitive and 50 as sensitive polling stations.
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It is reported that 61 polling stations out of those designated for the House of Representatives elections in Banke are highly sensitive.
Of the 139 polling stations in the eight municipalities of the district, 61 are highly sensitive and 50 are sensitive, said Chief District Officer Dil Bahadur Tamang, chairman of the District Security Committee. According to him, extra vigilance has been adopted in the district, which shares a 65-kilometer open border with India.
The Election Office, Banke, has stated that 400 polling stations have been set up in 139 polling stations and preparations are underway to set up some temporary polling stations. Angur GC, Chief Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Banke, said that strict security arrangements will be made to conduct the election in a very dignified and fearless manner.
He said that a joint team of the Armed Police Force, Nepal Police and Nepal Army will be deployed for security along with the Election Police. A few days before the voting, a joint patrol of the Nepal Police and the Indian Border Security Force (SSB) will also be conducted at the border and that the patrol will continue until the election period, according to the District Police Office, Banke.
This time, the number of voters in the district has reached 350,371, said Tek Bahadur Shahi, Chief of the District Election Office, Banke. He said that the process of compiling the provisional voter list is still ongoing.
