1.7 lakh police deployed for security during Gujarat polls
Over 1.7 lakh police personnel have been deployed across Gujarat to maintain law and order during the first phase of Assembly elections on Saturday. Further, CCTVs were installed inside critical polling booths in vulnerable areas. To prevent misuse of EVMs and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines, the Election Commission has put in place safeguards and security protocols.