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UDAIPUR: UDAIPUR — The ongoing rural administrative polls have triggered an unprecedented administrative strain across the urban policing apparatus, as the udaipur police force panchayat elections staffing crisis forces major city stations to operate with bare-minimum skeletal crews. Official district administration records indicate that approximately 90 percent of the active local police strength has been requisitioned for election monitoring and poll-booth deployment across rural blocks, leaving critical urban zones heavily exposed. Citizens across prominent municipal circles have reported delayed response times to civic distress calls and stalled criminal investigations as station house officers scramble to manage round-the-clock law and order duties with fewer than ten active personnel per station.
⚡ Quick Highlights: Udaipur Police Stretched Thin: 90% Force on Panchayat Duty
The diversion of frontline law enforcement personnel to oversee rural democratic exercises has created a dangerous vacuum within Udaipur’s municipal jurisdiction. With nine out of every ten active-duty officers assigned to election duty, police stations spanning from the bustling commercial hubs of Surajpol and Ghantaghar to residential expanses like Hiranmagri and Sukher are grappling with an unprecedented structural deficit. Station House Officers (SHOs) report that their daily operations have been reduced to mere firefighting, responding strictly to emergency distress calls while routine investigation files gather dust.
The strain is acutely visible in night patrolling and beat management. Historically, urban beats require consistent visible deterrence and proactive surveillance to curb petty thefts and property crimes. However, with active shifts restricted to single-digit staff counts, preventive policing has effectively ground to a halt. Citizens attempting to register formal complaints regarding neighborhood disputes or civic nuisances are routinely met with extended delays, as single investigating officers juggle multiple crime scenes and court summons simultaneously. Similar administrative friction has been noted across other regional governance sectors, mirroring bureaucratic delays seen in Rajasthan SSO Portal Jan Aadhaar & PM Surya Ghar Updates.
“Managing simultaneous emergency situations across different corners of the city has become an extreme logistical challenge. When our entire reserve strength is deployed for rural election monitoring, even a minor escalation in urban areas stretches our remaining personnel to their absolute breaking point.” — Senior District Police Headquarters Official

A detailed audit of active field personnel stationed across ten prominent urban police stations in Udaipur reveals the stark reality of the ongoing administrative crunch. While active civic duties require robust round-the-clock rotations, these stations are managing entire municipal wards with handfuls of officers.
| Police Station | Station In-Charge (CI) | Sub-Inspectors / ASI | Head Constables | Total Active Constables |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiranmagri Station | 1 CI | 1 ASI | 1 Head Constable | 3 Constables |
| Ambamata Station | 1 CI | 1 SI, 1 ASI | 1 Head Constable | 3 Constables |
| Gobardhan Vilas | 1 CI | 2 ASI | 1 Head Constable | 3 Constables |
| Sukher Station | 1 CI | 2 ASI | 1 Head Constable | 6 Constables |
| Bhupalpura Station | 1 CI | 1 ASI | 1 Head Constable | 4 Constables |
| Ghantaghar Station | 1 CI | 1 ASI | 1 Head Constable | 5 Constables |
| Surajpol Station | 1 CI | 1 ASI | 1 Head Constable | 5 Constables |
| Pratapnagar Station | 1 CI | 1 ASI | 1 Head Constable | 6 Constables |
उदयपुर जिले में पंचायत चुनावों के तीसरे और अंतिम चरणों के दौरान सुरक्षा व्यवस्था और शांति बनाए रखने के लिए पुलिस महकमे का लगभग 90 प्रतिशत जाब्ता ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में तैनात किया गया है। इसका सीधा और गंभीर असर शहर के 10 प्रमुख थानों की आंतरिक कार्यप्रणाली पर पड़ रहा है। हालात यह हैं कि थानों में स्टाफ की भारी कमी के कारण अपराधियों की धरपकड़, पेंडिंग मामलों की जांच, गश्त और आम नागरिकों की शिकायतों पर त्वरित कार्रवाई जैसी महत्वपूर्ण गतिविधियां बुरी तरह प्रभावित हो रही हैं।
शहर के हिरणमगरी, अंबामाता, गोवर्धन विलास, सुखेर, भूपालपुरा, घंटाघर, सूरजपोल, प्रतापनगर, हाथीपोल और सवीना थानों में वर्तमान में केवल 6 से 10 पुलिसकर्मी ही 24 घंटे की ड्यूटी संभाल रहे हैं। कई थानों में स्थिति यह है कि वहां एसआई (उप-निरीक्षक) स्तर के अधिकारी तक तैनात नहीं हैं। ऐसे में यदि शहर के किसी हिस्से में एक साथ दो बड़ी घटनाएं या दुर्घटनाएं हो जाती हैं, तो दोनों स्थानों पर एक साथ पुलिस बल भेजना थानाधिकारियों के लिए असंभव साबित हो रहा है। लगातार लंबी और तनावपूर्ण ड्यूटियों के कारण मैदानी जवानों में मानसिक और शारीरिक थकान भी साफ देखी जा रही है।
स्थानीय नागरिकों और प्रबुद्धजनों ने जिला प्रशासन और पुलिस उच्चाधिकारियों से मांग की है कि चुनाव काल के दौरान शहरी सुरक्षा के वैकल्पिक प्रबंध किए जाएं, ताकि आमजन की सुरक्षा और कानून व्यवस्था से खिलवाड़ न हो। सीमित संसाधनों के बीच पुलिसकर्मियों को जिस दोहरे दबाव का सामना करना पड़ रहा है, उसने प्रशासनिक व्यवस्था की प्राथमिकताओं पर भी गंभीर सवाल खड़े कर दिए हैं।
“पंचायत चुनावों में सुरक्षा व्यवस्था हमारी प्राथमिकता है, लेकिन शहर के थानों में जाब्ता इतना कम हो गया है कि रूटीन गश्त और शिकायतों की सुनवाई करना बेहद चुनौतीपूर्ण हो गया है। जवानों पर काम का भारी मानसिक और शारीरिक दबाव बना हुआ है।” — वरिष्ठ पुलिस थानाधिकारी, उदयपुर जिला
To mitigate the immediate fallout of the manpower shortage, district police headquarters have activated temporary inter-station coordination protocols, allowing mobile response units to cover overlapping territorial boundaries in emergency scenarios. However, security analysts argue that stopgap measures are insufficient to address the systemic vulnerabilities exposed by large-scale election deployments.
As Udaipur navigates the concluding phases of its local governance elections, civil society groups have called for a permanent review of reserve battalion allocations to ensure that urban policing standards remain robust regardless of rural electoral schedules. Ensuring the safety of half a million urban residents requires a structural decoupling of municipal law enforcement from seasonal election staffing models. (Also read: Rajasthan SSO Portal Jan Aadhaar & PM Surya Ghar Updates: October 2026 Citizen Schemes Guide).
Approximately 90 percent of the district’s police force has been deployed for election security and booth management in rural panchayat polls, leaving major urban stations with skeletal teams of only 6 to 10 personnel.
Major city stations including Hiranmagri, Ambamata, Gobardhan Vilas, Sukher, Bhupalpura, Ghantaghar, Surajpol, Pratapnagar, Hatipol, and Savina are operating with extreme staff deficits.
90% पुलिस बल ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में चुनाव ड्यूटी पर होने के कारण शहर के 10 प्रमुख थानों में केवल 6 से 10 पुलिसकर्मी ही बचे हैं, जिससे गश्त और जांच कार्य प्रभावित हो रहे हैं।
हां, थानों में कर्मचारियों की भारी कमी और दोहरे कार्यभार के कारण रूटीन शिकायतों के निस्तारण और रात की गश्त व्यवस्था पर प्रतिकूल प्रभाव पड़ा है।
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