Summary:
Of the 1,111 polling booths in Udupi district, 255 have been identified as hypersensitive. Though their sightings have reduced in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts in the recent years, police are leaving no stone unturned to ensure peaceful polls.Udupi and Dakshina Kannada district police have already taken up confidence-building measures ahead of the general elections. A vigil is being maintained at the checkposts including forest areas,” she said.Police and ANF have also taken up confidence-building measures. These areas have also been identified as vulnerable.“Officers, including the SP, are holding meetings as part of confidence-building measures among people. Of these 255 hypersensitive polling booths, 55 are Naxal-affected Udupi superintendent of police Nisha James told TOI that it has been almost three years since Naxalite sighting was recorded in the district..