Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) [India], To encourage voting among the people, police launched a public awareness campaign in Naxal-hit Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The aim of this campaign launched by the police is to increase awareness among the people about voting. 100% voting took place in the area. A large number of police forces have been deployed to conduct peaceful elections in the area.

Police also urged people living in Naxal-affected villages to cast their votes. Speaking to ANI, Sub Inspector Govind Khating said, "The aim of this awareness campaign is to encourage voters to fulfill their duty to keep democracy alive. Voting will be held on April 19, victory of democracy." Will happen.We have deployed a large number of forces in the area to remove the fear prevalent in the minds of the people. S said, "People in the Naxalite stronghold have only one fear that if they go to vote, the Naxalites will attack them." But explode or attack.

"Naxalites target people who are close to the administration, so police forces have been deployed to provide their security and facilitate the voting process," the officer said. Voting facility from home to senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWD). We are getting an overwhelming response from people and they are supporting us in our initiative. Meanwhile, Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police, Nilotpal, said, "For the last few days for the last 15 years, the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) has been requesting all the people of Gadchiroli to come out and vote in large numbers without any fear. Gadchiroli Police is spreading awareness about the importance of voting and is appealing to everyone to come out and vote.Maharashtra has 48 Lok Sabha seats, the second largest after Uttar Pradesh. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won 23 of the 25 seats it contested. I formed an alliance with the undivided Shiv Sena. Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra were held in five phases on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13 and Will be held on 20th May. Counting of votes will take place on June 4. The undivided NCP, part of the opposition alliance, contested 19 seats and contested four seats. After the split in 2022, Shiv Sena, which had earlier formed a coalition government with Congress and NCP, alienated Eknath Shinde along with his loyalists from the party and formed an alliance with BJP.In the 2019 elections, BJP emerged as the largest party. With 23 seats, Shiv Sena is in second place with 18 seats.