Karnataka poll officer seeks 50,000 security men

March 21, 2013 15:24

More than 500 companies of paramilitary forces -- 50,000 personnel in all -- will be required for the May 5 assembly polls in Karnataka, in addition to those drawn from the state police.

"We require more paramilitary forces as it is a single-phase poll," Karnataka's Chief Electoral Officer Anil Kumar Jha told a press conference today, adding, "We require more than 500 companies".

The Election Commission has convened a meeting with senior officials of the home and railway ministries in New Delhi tomorrow to discuss the issue, he said.

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