6K booths in Ph 1 are sensitive

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6,000 polling booths are being perceived as sensitive and highly-sensitive in Bihar where elections are scheduled for the first phase of assembly polls on October 28. Sanjay Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar said that of the total 31,380 booths, as manyas 6,000 are sensitive or highly sensitive.

Polling will start from Wednesday morning at 7 am and is scheduled to continue till 6 PM. "We have deployed teams of para militar y forces at ever y booth to conduct peaceful elections. The EVM machines and VVPATs are already reached at ever y booth in the region," Singh said.