AHMEDABAD: Chief Election Commissioner of India AK Joti on Sunday announced that VVPAT machines will be used along with EVMs in all 50,264 voting booths of 182 constituencies in Gujarat.
About 32,000 personnel of the central armed forces such as the CRPF and the BSF along with nearly 60,000 from the state police are likely to be deployed for the upcoming Gujarat elections 2017.
In addition to the central police personnel, nearly 60,000 state police personnel are also expected to be deployed in Gujarat.
Elections to the 182-member Gujarat Assembly will be held on December 9 and 14. Counting of votes will be done on December 18.
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