State has placed a request for 150 companiesThirty companies of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) have arrived in the State ahead of the April 6 Assembly elections. Kerala has placed a request for 150 companies this time, a majority of which will be deployed in critical and vulnerable areas of the State. The deployment of Central forces are being finalised by a committee consisting of the Chief Electoral Officer, State police nodal officer and State CAPF coordinator to ensure optimal and impartial use of the forces. All the polling stations will be on the ground floor of the building. In all, 2,67,31,509 voters had figured in the final voters' list published by the commission on January 21.

Source: The Hindu February 26, 2021 15:26 UTC