Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 -- Elaborate security arrangements have been completed across Kerala for the upcoming Assembly elections, with more than 76,000 police personnel deployed to ensure a smooth and incident-free polling process.
In a bid to strengthen surveillance and coordination, the entire state has been divided into special security zones, with senior officers leading operations, State Police Chief Ravada A. Chandrasekhar said.
Police infrastructure has been reorganised into 154 election sub-divisions, functioning under the supervision of district police chiefs.
Security has been intensified at all polling locations, with 76,203 personnel - including 28,209 Special Police Officers - deployed across 30,471 polling booths, of wh...