Election Police Selected in 61 Districts for Upcoming Parliamentary Polls
Summary
Election police have been selected in 61 districts for the upcoming House of Representatives election on February 21, with recruitment ongoing in remaining districts. Training will begin from Magh 15, and deployment will start on Magh 25.
Key Points
- Election police have been selected in 61 districts for security operations in the upcoming parliamentary polls on February 21.
- A total of 211,727 candidates applied to be election police, with results published for most districts and reinvitations in districts with fewer applicants.
- The Armed Police Force is recruiting 15,110 election police for the first time and will conduct their training internally.
- The Ministry of Finance has allocated over 7 billion rupees budget for election police recruitment and deployment.
