Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner and District Electoral Officer K.B. Sivakumar has said that the District Polling Officials were ready to receive nomination papers from tomorrow for the Assembly polls. Addressing a press meet at his office here this morning, the DC said that the process of filing papers will begin tomorrow at 11 am and go…
Karnataka Assembly Polls-2018: Counting Centre to be Changed
April 10, 2018Mysuru: Will the venue of the counting of votes for all the 11 Assembly Constituencies in Mysuru District be changed this year due to security reasons? The Electoral Officers are mulling this proposition and this morning, they visited two different venues to inspect the facilities there and submit a report to the Election Commission of…
Fast-track voter registration drive at all polling booths tomorrow
April 7, 2018Mysuru: A fast-track voter registration drive “Matadarara Minchina Nondani Karyakrama” will be launched at all polling booths across the city tomorrow. Voters who have completed 18 years of age as on cut off date 1.1.2018 can enrol themselves in the voters list at their respective booths near the place of their residence. The last date…
Criminal action against those filing false complaint against VVPAT: DC Sivakumar
March 30, 2018Mysuru: Stating that any person can lodge complaint against VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail) if he/she had any doubt about it, Deputy Commissioner (DC) K.B. Sivakumar however said that immediate criminal action will be taken in case the complaint is found to be false. Briefing media persons on election-related issues at his office here…
DC warns parties on poll code violation
March 30, 2018Mysuru: District Election Officer and Deputy Commissioner K.B. Sivakumar has asked the leaders of political parties to strictly comply with the Model Code of Conduct. “The parties should take care that poll code is not violated,” he said while chairing a meeting with leaders of political parties at his office yesterday. This election, each EVM…
DC asks licensed gun owners to deposit firearms
March 29, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has asked all those who have a licence to keep guns, to deposit them with the Police ahead of the Assembly polls. Deputy Commissioner K.B. Sivakumar, who is also the District Electoral Officer, has issued an order to this effect that will be implemented in Mysuru district and city limits….
Poll code violation will be dealt with ruthlessly: DC K.B. Sivakumar
March 28, 2018Mysuru: With Election Commission of India (ECI) announcing the schedule for the Karnataka Assembly elections yesterday, political parties and their leaders have come under scanner as the Model Code of Conduct came into effect immediately. Deputy Commissioner K.B. Sivakumar, who is also the District Electoral Officer, said that the administration will be ‘ruthless’, if there…
Demonic accident on T. Narsipur Road: CM announces Rs. 1 lakh compensation to those killed, Rs. 25,000 to injured
March 16, 2018Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has announced a compensation of Rs. 1 lakh to the family members of those killed and Rs. 25,000 to those injured in the accident involving two private buses and a car on Mysuru-T. Narsipur Road on the outskirts of city on Wednesday evening which had claimed four lives and leaving 46…
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