On the other hand the Chief Electoral Officer Mr. Bhanwaral Lal met Director General of Police Mr.Aravinda Rao on saturday. The duo discussed on the Kadapa and Pulivendula by-polls that are being held today. Sources reported that the discussion was primarily over the security measures.

Emerging from the meeting, the DGP informed the media that around 15,000 police personnel were employed to maintain peace and order in the volatile district on the polling day. He also revealed that closed circuit cameras were fitted in all the 1,512 polling booths across the district.

More than 3 lakh people in Kadapa will exercise their voting rights, and the fate of the political parties concerned is literally in their hands. The people of Kadapa will decide the turn that the state's political scene will take after the votes are counted on May 13th.

Published Date : Sunday, 8/5/2011 1:40 PM IST