New Delhi: From increasing the reach of the Election Commission in remote areas of the country to airlifting EVMs, the Indian Air Force played a vital role in the Lok Sabha elections. Air Force aircraft flew 1,750 flights for more than 1,000 hours. The Indian Air Force on Wednesday shared information about the help provided to the election machinery in conducting the Lok Sabha elections.
What is the contribution of the Air Force?
The Air Force said in a statement, “Medium helicopters (MI-17 type), light helicopters (Chetak) and indigenously built advanced light helicopters (ALH Dhruv) have been used extensively in the last few months during the General Elections 2024.” Officials said the force has been actively involved in the task of airlifting electronic voting machines (EVMs) and deploying Election Commission of India (ECI) personnel on election duty, as was done during the last general or assembly elections.
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The Air Force strengthened the hands of the Election Commission
He said that during the 2024 general elections, the Indian Air Force will play an important role in increasing the reach of the Election Commission to remote areas of the country and places where there are concerns about the safety of movement by road. This work was time-bound, as polling officers had to be deployed at each remote polling station two days before the date of election and were to be relieved on the day of polling. The Air Force said, 'The Indian Air Force played a key role in five out of seven phases of the general elections and flew 1,750 flights over 1,000 hours.'
