Vulnerability Rating Scale Questionnaire Objective Information 1 What was the vulnerability classification of the polling booth during

the previous 3 elections (normal/sensitive/hypersensitive): 2 Number of Election related offences involving violence reported in the past 3 elections: 3 Number of Election related offences other than those involving violence reported in the past 3 elections: 4 Was there a re-poll at the polling station during the past 3 elections on account of any non-technical irregularity: 5 Number of Rowdy Sheeters/Suspect Sheeters/Habitual Bodily Offenders/Persons Bound Down residing in the polling booth catchment area (PBCA)? 6 Number of persons who were identified/reported/suspected as sources of threat/ intimidation/undue influence (including political, criminal elements, caste, labour elements) in the last 3 elections within the PBCA? 7 Are there Communities/Habitats/Localities likely to be threatened/intimidated/induced within the PBCA? 8 Prevailing inter-community tension within the PBCA, Communal? 9 Prevailing inter-community tension within the PBCA, Caste? 10 Is the Polling booth situated close to inter-district border (within 5 kms) or inter-state border (within 10 kms)? 11 Do any of the candidate(s) contesting/likely to contest have past criminal record or known criminal/goonda associates/henchmen? 12 Have there been recent instances of mass mobilization (Agitations/Public order disturbances/Assembly of crowds) within the PBCA, which needed significant police bandobast? 13 Is there a threat from LWEs to the polling booth? 14 Any other important information in the opinion of the officer

Valid Responses

Valid Weightage Points

N/S/H Numeric Figure Numeric Figure No/Yes Numeric Figure

0/5/10 0/5/10 0/5/10 0/10

0/5/10

Numeric Figure No/Yes No/Yes No/Yes No/Yes

0/5/10 0/10 0/10 0/10 0/5

No/Yes

0/5/10

No/Yes No/Yes Numeric Figure with

0/5 0/10 0/5/10 Total Score = Sum of points, More points = Higher

Descriptive Information Persons who are likely to be sources of threat/ intimidation/undue influence (including political, criminal Brief List Communities/Habitats/Localities likely to be Brief List Persons who have been identified as an important member(s) (informant/point man) in the Communities/Habitats/Localities Brief List

A B C