Sonepat police help elderly and specially-abled voters as peaceful MC polling concludes

Polling to elect the Mayor and councillors of 22 wards for the Sonepat Municipal Corporation (MC) on Sunday ended peacefully, as no untoward incident was reported in the polling area.

The police had made tight security arrangements at all polling booths to ensure a smooth process.

As per information, more than 1.40 lakh voters out of a total 2.96 lakh voters in the district exercised their franchise across 264 polling booths on Sunday.

Following the directions of ADGP Mamta Singh, Commissioner of Police, the police personnel provided wheelchairs to the elderly and differently-abled voters, assisted them in reaching polling stations and extended support while they waited in queues. Several senior citizens were also escorted to the voting centres with the help of police staff.

ADGP Mamta Singh, along with reserve police teams, supervised security arrangements for the Sonepat MC elections to ensure peaceful and transparent polling.

The deployment included four Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) — East, West, Gohana and Crime — eight Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs), 30 inspectors and around 1,500 police personnel. The force comprised 800 male police personnel, 400 Home Guards and SPOs, and 150 women police personnel.

Mamta Singh said polling concluded peacefully at all polling stations in the MC area and no untoward incident was reported during the voting process.