Of the total 452 polling booths set up in the Ferozepur district for the forthcoming SGPC polls on September 18, 196 booths have been declared as sensitive.
An information to this regard was given by the Deputy Commissioner S. Karuna Raju to the Gurudwara Election Commissioner, Justice (retd) HS Brar during a video conferencing held here to take stock of the preparedness and review security arrangements for the polls.
The DC said that there were a total of 2, 21,522 voters in the district eligible to exercise their right franchise. He said that in order to ensure the smooth conduct of polls, 2137 persons have been put on poll duty, and two rehearsals for the training have been organized for them so far, adding that the final rehearsal will be held on September 17.
The DC further said that 595 ballot boxes have been arranged. Besides, 99 buses will be used to ferry the polling staff to the polling booths.
