Haryana Cadre IAS Officer Pankaj, who has been appointed as Central Observer for Nanjangud by-poll, inspected several booths across the constituency on Thursday. Booth No. 71 at Hosur, which is considered as a sensitive booth, has been selected as a model booth for free and fair polling. During the inspection, Pankaj interacted with the voters…
Who would be Gundlupet’s next MLA?
March 24, 2017With the countdown for the April 9 Gundlupet by-poll already begun, political circles have begun to bet on who would win the April 9 by-poll and thus become the only fourth person to be MLA of the Constituency in over 6 decades. Gundlupet Constituency which started as a twin-member Constituency in 1952, became a single…
Illegal sale of liquor: DC suspends licences of two liquor shops
March 23, 2017Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep has ordered suspension of licences of two liquor shops on charges of illegal sale of liquor as the code of conduct is in force for Nanjangud by-poll. The liquor shops, whose licenses are suspended from Mar. 22 to Apr. 10, are Shiva Wine Store in Hullahalli and a MSIL liquor outlet…
Gundlupet PSI transferred
March 23, 2017In the wake of complaint by the BJP to the Election Commission, Gundlupet PSI B.N. Sandeep Kumar, has been transferred. The BJP had accused the PSI of unnecessarily resorting to lathi-charge during the procession taken out by it for the filing of nomination of the party candidate for Gundlupet by-poll on Mar.20. Sandeep Kumar had…
Former Minister Ramdas hits campaign trail at Nanjangud
March 23, 2017Even as the poll campaign for the prestigious Nanjangud by-poll is getting hotter with each passing day, former Minister S.A. Ramdas hit the campaign trail early this morning by extensively touring various localities in the town, seeking votes for BJP candidate V. Sreenivasa Prasad. Speaking to press persons during the campaign, Ramdas said he saw…
By-polls: 2 nominations rejected in N’gud; all 9 accepted in Gundlupet
March 23, 2017Returning Officer G. Jagadeesha has rejected the nomination papers of R. Renuka and Shivappa, the two independent candidates, who had filed their nominations for the Nanjangud by-elections. With this the Election Commission has accepted nominations papers of 12 candidates. Among the candidates whose nominations papers have been accepted include: M. Pradeep Kumar (Karunadu Party –…
Nanjangud and Gundlupet Assembly by-polls: Voting to be foolproof
March 22, 2017In order to bring in transparency in the electoral process and to prevent malpractices and electoral fraud, the Election Commission has decided to use Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units along with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for voting process in Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-elections on April 9. VVPAT unit is a printer-like machine attached to…
CM Siddharamaiah defends Gundlupet lathi-charge
March 22, 2017Strongly defending the lathi-charge on BJP workers at Gundlupet during the filing of nominations for Gundlupet Assembly by-poll on Mar.20, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has said that the Government cannot be a mute spectator when there was a threat to law and order. Replying to the charges made by Opposition Leader Jagadish Shettar and MLA C.T….
Nanjangud-Gundlupet By-polls: 14 candidates file nomination in N’gud, 9 in Gundlupet
March 22, 2017Yesterday being the last day for filing of the nomination papers for the ensuing Nanjangud and Gundlupet Assembly By-elections, a total of 14 candidates have filed their nomination papers from the Nanjangud Assembly Constituency and 9 candidates from Gundlupet Assembly Constituency. The by-polls, which is being considered as a prestige issue for BJP and Congress,…
By-poll: BJP MPs Sriramulu, Shobha campaign for Prasad in Nanjangud
March 22, 2017Stepping up its campaign to wrest the Nanjangud (SC) Assembly seat, the BJP has deputed its top State leaders to extensively tour the constituency in the run up to the Apr. 9 by-poll. Today, sitting MPs B. Sriramulu and Shobha Karandlaje, who are also former Ministers, toured villages coming under Teguru and Diddalli Gram Panchayats…
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