Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah indicated that the current elections would be the last he would fight and will bid adieu to electoral polity. His comments come at a time as he awaits the results of his fierce electoral fight from two constituencies in the 15th Legislative Assembly elections — Chamundeshwari and Badami. Siddharamaiah completes five…
Mysuru: Several voters in Chamaraja Assembly constituency have complained that the indelible ink applied to their left forefinger erased after they came home and washed their hands with soap. Similar incidents were reported in Chamundeshwari constituency and some voters brought this to the notice of the Returning Officer. Speaking to Star of Mysore on condition…
Mysuru: With Election Commission improvising arrangements at polling booths, the election process went on peacefully in the district. The District Administration had provided all needed facilities at the polling booths like potable water, toilets, wheel chairs for the physically challenged and aged people with ramps and uninterrupted power. There were 23,646 physically challenged voters in…
Bengaluru: Press any button on the EVM at a polling booth in Hebbal Constituency and the vote was going to lotus symbol (BJP), alleged Congress Spokesperson Brijesh Kalappa. Five polling booths were set up at an apartment in RMV II Stage. At the second polling booth the aforementioned mistake was happening forcing many voters to…
Mysuru: A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against Chief Minister Siddharamaiah for allegedly violating the Model Poll Code of Conduct at Alanahalli Police Station here. Though the public campaigning came to an end at 6 pm on May 10 (Thursday), the CM, at about 3.25 pm on May 12, was seen campaigning along…
Mysuru: The polling was peaceful in city yesterday but for stray minor clashes which were quickly dissipated by timely intervention of Police. JD(S) activists staged a protest in front of a polling booth in Ramabainagar coming under Chamundeshwari Constituency alleging that Gram Panchayat President Choodamani had entered the polling both after the closing time and…
In Mysuru district, there are 24,93,407 voters who are exercising their franchise at 2,860 polling booths to decide the fate of 147 candidates. Voting will conclude at 6 pm. Polling began at a brisk pace in city where early morning voters queued up before the polling stations on time. However, in rural areas, there were…
Nonagenarian votes There was brisk polling in J.P. Nagar, a part of KR Constituency this morning unlike in other areas. Chikkamma, 96, accompanied by her granddaughter, came to vote in JSS Public School booth. Asked how she still retained her enthusiasm to vote, she replied, “I have voted in all the elections so far and…
Mysuru: Two educational institutions in the city have been readied as counting centres for the counting of votes on May 15. Once the voting process is completed today, the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Control Units and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trial (VVPAT) machines will be transported to the counting centres where they will be stored…
Mysuru: During the 1990 Maharashtra State Assembly elections, Congress candidate Anees Ahmed lost to Janata Dal candidate Yashwant Bajirao by just six votes from the then Nagpur Central constituency. Political experts then said Ahmed was unfortunate as he and his family members could not vote for him because they stayed in Chhaoni that was part…
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