Shoot orders in Gorakhpur

STAGE HAS been set for the third and final round of polling in civic body election on Friday. Shoot-at-sight order have been issued in Barhalganj town area and para-military forces are deployed.

STAGE HAS been set for the third and final round of polling in civic body election on Friday. Shoot-at-sight order have been issued in Barhalganj town area and para-military forces are deployed.

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Administration has made elaborate security arrangements for commencement of peaceful polling, as seven town areas of the district would go to poll on Friday.

Thirty-six polling stations and 103 polling booths have been setup.

According to administration, Bansgaon and Pipraich town areas are hypersensitive.

In Sahjanwa, around 23597 voters would caste their votes at 12 polling stations.

Similarly, there are five polling stations in Barhalganj, where 14498 voters would decide the fate of the contestants. There are three polling stations in Pipraich, where 21123 electorates would cast their votes. In Gola, there are two polling stations and 9891 voters would exercise their franchise.

In Bansgaon, 1404 voters would cast their votes at eight polling stations, while there are 11 polling stations in Pipraich for 9249 voters. SDM Ayodhya Prasad said four polling stations in Barhalganj, 13 in Barhalganj, eight in Sahjanwa were hypersensitive.