Paramilitary forces will be deployed, if necessary, in booths in sensitive areas bordering Kerala, where there was suspected movement of Maoists, District Collector Archana Patnaik said today.
Replying to a question on the security measures in booths at Pilloor, bordering Kerala, where there was movement of Maoists occasionally, Archana Patnaik told reporters at Mettupalayam that the administration was constantly monitoring the situation in such areas.
There was no chance of infiltration of Maoists and if necessary, paramilitary forces will be deployed for providing security at the booths, the collector said.
The collector was in Mettupalayam as part of the Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme to increase voters awareness and participation in the polls.
The official told voters that Mettupalayam constituency registered 86.6 per cent polling in the last election and this should be increased to 100 per cent.
