Authorities Wednesday dispatched 709 poll parties in GPS-fitted vehicles in Kathua district, which goes to polls as a part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency on Thursday.
“In order to ensure a smooth conduct of polling in thesecond phase of Lok Sabha elections in district Kathua, polling parties forfive assembly segments of Kathua were dispatched in GPS-fitted vehicles amidincessant rains,” a poll official said.
Bani, Basohli, Kathua, Billawar and Hiranagar assemblysegments (of Kathua district) are part of the Udhampur parliamentaryconstituency which are going to polls on April 18.
A total of 709 polling parties, including reserve staff,under the supervision of District Election Officer (DEO) Vikas Kundal weredispatched to their respective polling stations along with EVMs and VVPATs, hesaid.
Kundal said all polling parties were dispatched inGPS-fitted vehicles, which could be monitored from the control room.
Of the total 709 polling stations in the district, 15 havebeen identified as hypersensitive, 300 as sensitive and 394 as normal, theelection officer said, adding that 25 polling stations were established asmodel polling stations and four set up to facilitate female electors.