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Transgenders show little interest in voting
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Transgenders show little interest in voting

April 28, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: It seems that transgenders have shown little interest in voting, going by the numbers they have voted in the LS polls from Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency held on Friday. There were 184 trangender voters who have been classified as ‘others’ category  in Mysuru-Kodagu LS seat. Also these voters were issued voter ID cards. But…

EVMs secure at counting centre
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EVMs secure at counting centre

April 27, 2024

Officers await EVMs, VVPATs from remote places in Virajpet; CRPF to take over strong rooms security Mysore/Mysuru: Following the conclusion of polling at 6 pm yesterday, the fate of the 18 candidates vying for the Lok Sabha elections in the Mysuru-Kodagu Constituency is sealed in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and VVPAT systems (Voter Verifiable Paper…

Three-tier security for EVMs
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Three-tier security for EVMs

April 27, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Security for the strong rooms storing Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and the VVPAT systems (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) will be organised in three tiers. Armed personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), specially deployed for this purpose, will assume control over the counting centre security. It may be mentioned here that the…

Mysuru-Kodagu LS Constituency records 71% polling
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Mysuru-Kodagu LS Constituency records 71% polling

April 27, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha Constituency has recorded 71 percent poll percentage in the polls held yesterday, with the District Administration revising the figure this afternoon after collation of figures from all polling booths in each of the eight Assembly segments of the Constituency. According to the revised figure, Periyapatna Assembly segment recorded the highest…

Irate villagers ransack polling booth in Hanur, pelt stones
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Irate villagers ransack polling booth in Hanur, pelt stones

April 27, 2024

Hanur: A section of villagers who had boycotted to vote in Chamarajanagar (SC Reserve) Lok Sabha Constituency that went to polling in the first phase of elections held yesterday, went on a rampage, damaging the polling booth at Indiganaththa village in the fringes of Male Mahadeshwara Hills forest in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district. The…

Mass copying in exam: KSOU orders probe
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Mass copying in exam: KSOU orders probe

April 27, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: With alleged malpractices reported during final year MA (Mass Communication and Journalism) exam conducted by Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) at one of its examination centres at Laggere in Bengaluru, the University has formed an enquiry committee to probe into the matter. Speaking to Star of Mysore, KSOU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sharanappa V. Halse said…

MP Sreenivasa Prasad’s health is stable: Ex-MLA
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MP Sreenivasa Prasad’s health is stable: Ex-MLA

April 27, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: The health condition of Chamarajanagar MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad is stable and there no need for his supporters to believe rumours being spread about his health, said former Nanjangud MLA B. Harshavardhan. Speaking to reporters after holding a meeting of party workers to discuss on the voting pattern in Nanjangud BJP Office, Harshavardhan said…

Officials dressed in special attires attract voters
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Officials dressed in special attires attract voters

April 27, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: While the top women officers including Deputy Commissioner and District Electoral Officer created voting awareness in Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha Constituency created in a unique way  by draping a specially ordered hand woven silk sarees with a message requesting the voters to cast their franchise, the officials at various polling booths in Nanjangud coming under…

Dead on electoral rolls, living queue up, but cannot vote !
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Dead on electoral rolls, living queue up, but cannot vote !

April 27, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Efforts to attain clean and error-free voter lists have fallen short, even after 76 years of Independence. The persistent issue of ‘ghosts’ — deceased individuals listed as alive — and the prevalence of duplicate names continue to plague most extensive voter databases. In Mysuru-Kodagu LS Constituency, numerous voters found their names missing from the…

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