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…
Karnataka Elections 2018: Sidelights
May 12, 2018Nonagenarian 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…
NIE-IT readied for counting on May 15
May 12, 2018Mysuru: 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…
These candidates couldn’t vote for themselves this election!
May 12, 2018Mysuru: 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…
Voter card row: Elections in Bengaluru’s RR Nagar deferred
May 12, 2018Polling on May 28, Counting on May 31 Bengaluru: Voting in Bengaluru’s Rajarajeshwarinagar (RR Nagar) Constituency where nearly 10,000 voter ID cards were found in a flat this week has been deferred to May 28, the Election Commission decided on the eve of Karnataka Assembly elections. Counting of votes in this seat will take place…
KSRTC buses on election duty: Public put to hardship
May 12, 2018Mysuru: Following the deployment of hundreds of KSRTC buses for election duty — to ferry polling staff and materials — public were put to hardship as they had to wait for hours together for buses to reach their respective destinations yesterday. Today being the voting day for the State Assembly elections, KSRTC buses were deployed…
MyLAC supplies 22,000 additional vials of indelible ink
May 12, 2018Mysuru: The city- based Mysore Lac and Paints (MyLAC), a key player in the voting process, has supplied 22,000 more bottles of indelible ink to the Election Commission for today’s Assembly polls. MyLAC has made its own mark in the country’s elections by supplying indelible ink to all polls in the country right from Gram…
EC orders closure of Indira Canteens
May 12, 2018Mysuru: Poor people faced hardship as Indira Canteens remained closed across the State due to polling which began at 7 am this morning. In an order issued last evening, the Election Commission (EC) asked the administrative machinery to close down all the Indira canteens as the voters might be induced to vote for a particular…
Ethnic booths motivate tribals: Festival of Democracy
May 12, 2018The Festival of Democracy was on display at the 15th Assembly elections today with many of the voting booths in the city and the district turning colourful, cheerful, innovative and ethnic. The role of SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) in this election is huge as it is the one which has taken…
BJP complains about fake voters in NR Constituency
May 12, 2018Mysuru, May 12- Alleging that there were thousands of fake voters in Narasimharaja (NR) Constituency, BJP District Secretary Umesh Kumar has lodged a complaint with the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abhiram G. Sankar, who is also the District Electoral Officer, urging him to initiate action in this regard. Citing many instances of inclusion of fake voters…
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