HUBBALLI: After rendering exemplary services in the state, Karnataka home guards will now help conduct fair elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry assembly elections. The state government has sanctioned around 10,000 home guards for Tamil Nadu elections and 1,000 for Puducherry.
The home guards in Karnataka are trained in all aspects, including assisting police during major security arrangements. A total of 10,000 home guards will be deputed on Tamil Nadu elections duty from 23 districts headquarters in Karnataka, and 1,000 home guards will be deployed from Bangalore North and South for Puducherry.
According to sources in the home guards department, Tamil Nadu government has arranged transportation through which the home guards reached to the deputed places. The home guards, including more than 1,000 women personnel, will deployed for the election duty at 23 places in Tamil Nadu including Chennai, Tiruvarur, Tirunelveli, Dharmapuri, Coimbatore.
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CM, Speaker cast their votes; snag holds up polling in Salem West
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Polling officials sealing an EVM in the presence of representatives of candidates at a polling booth in Salem on Tuesday.
CM, Speaker cast their votes; snag holds up polling in Salem West Salem district registered 75.33 % polling in the Assembly elections on Tuesday. There was brisk polling in the early hours with the young and the elderly queuing up to cast their votes.
As many as 4,280 polling booths were set up across 11 Assembly constituencies, including the additional booths in view of COVID-19 pandemic. Long queues were seen in the early hours of the polling, as people wanted to cast their votes before the day turned hot.