As Mumbai went to polls on Thursday, the police had identified 169 of the 8,316 polling centers as vulnerable to violence, of which 63 have been identified as sensitive. These sensitive polling centers have been provided with additional security measures, including paramilitary forces.

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<td>A CRPF man guards a polling booth at Dongri, Mumbai, on Thursday. Pic/Shahdab Khan</td></tr></tbody></table>According to a senior police officer, several of these polling booths are concentrated in the suburbs.
Out of 63 areas - 49 sensitive zones are in suburbs and 14 in South Mumbai.
15 platoons of Border Security Force (BSF), 9 platoons of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and 93 police force has been placed in the city.
Vulnerable polling stations in the city Additional Central region:u00a054 North region:u00a035 West region: 34 East region:u00a032 South region:u00a014

As Mumbai went to polls on Thursday, the police had identified 169 of the 8,316 polling centers as vulnerable to violence, of which 63 have been identified as sensitive. These sensitive polling centers have been provided with additional security measures, including paramilitary forces.

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