The Ahmedabad Rural police have introduced the ADR-Shield, an integrated digital monitoring portal, to enhance security for the 2026 local body elections. Operational since April 18, this system serves as a centralized hub for monitoring polling activities across 1,302 polling stations in three municipal corporations and various panchayat seats. Superintendent of police Om Prakash Jat stated that the portal allows for real-time supervision and paperless monitoring. The police have categorized polling booths based on vulnerability, identifying 41 as hyper-sensitive, 408 as sensitive, and 853 as normal. A security force of 3,251 personnel, including civil police and Home Guards, will be deployed, along with 75 mobile patrolling units and 22 quick response teams, all tracked via GPS. Since the beginning of April, authorities have executed over 5,000 preventive actions, secured nearly 1,700 weapons, and seized significant quantities of illicit liquor, including 16,976 bottles of IMFL.