Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
According to an official spokesperson, polling was held amid tight security arrangements in 29 municipal councils and panchayats (over the State).
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3, i.e. across the State.
- 'Over the state' is incorrect because 'state' here means a territory considered as an organized political community under one government. So, one cannot place anything such as tight-security 'over' a territory but can be deployed 'across' it's whole area. Over is used when we physically place something upon surfaces.