Poll preparations at Indo-Nepal bordering district Siddhart Nagar have been completed for free, fair and peaceful voting tomorrow. <br/><br/>Being a border district, elaborate security arrangements have been put on place. District borders at 17 places have been sealed. Strict checking by police forces is being made at barriers. <br/><br/>In additional to police and PAC, 75 companies of Central ParaMilitary Forces have been put on duty.<br/>AIR correspondent reports that in Siddharth Nagar all borders along with Indo-Nepal boundary have been sealed since yesterday evening. Transportation and sale of liqueur is banned till election' is over and liqueur shops may be easily seen displaying bords "'closed till election".<br/><br/>It is first time when liqueur shops in Nepal along with poll bound border area are closed. Rivers in the area are also put under patrolling to avoid any eventuality.<br/>Election official told most of the Polling parties have reached their destination.Here one thousand 9 hundred sixty Polling stations have been eracted at one thousand 5 hundred 86 Polling centes.<br/><br/>Two hundred 26 are arranged for webcasting so that poll authorities may have a keen vigil on them. <br/><br/>A total 18 lakhs 52 thousand 610 voters including nearly 8 lakhs 48 thousand women are eligible to decided the fate of 48 candidates in fray across five assemblies -Shohratgarh,Kapilvastu,Bansi, Itwa and Dumariaganj.
News On AIR | February 26, 2017 6:00 PM
Poll preparations at Indo-Nepal bordering district complete peacefully