Shillong, Feb 9: East Jaintia Hills district, Deputy Commissioner, A Baranwal has said that there are 64 polling stations in the district that are identified as vulnerable.
The district administration, therefore, has requested the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and the Election Commission (EC) to allow webcast of the entire polling process in those polling stations.
As of now, the district has received two companies of SSB personnel for poll duty against the total requirement of seven companies. The rest of the five companies will arrive in the district headquarter in Khliehriat after the completion of polling in Tripura, where election is scheduled for February 16.