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Sambalpur: While most polling booths across the state will be disabled-friendly, the Sambalpur district is planning to have a polling booth manned solely by ‘Divyang’ poll officers.Sambalpur Sadar sub-collector, Pradeep Sahu, said, “We are planning to have a booth that will be manned by disabled people only. Then we will take a decision.”He also said six people, including a presiding officer and a polling officer, were deployed at a polling booth. While CCTV cameras will be installed in 39 polling booths, videography will be conducted at 21 stations. It comprises four assembly segments — Sambalpur, Rairakhol, Kuchinda and Rengali.The district will have 935 polling booths in the general elections. Four all-woman polling booths will be set up in the four assembly constituencies of the district..