Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to educate voters in the country and encourage them to vote, the Election Commission has been taking active measures. It has launched a new mobile app for the voters to see the real-time availability of voter turnout. This morning there have been more than 1 lakh downloads by curious people who…
Mysore/Mysuru: The fate of 143 candidates, who are contesting from 11 Assembly Constituencies in Mysuru district, will be sealed tomorrow in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) as Karnataka will go to polls from 7 am to 6 pm. On its part, the Election Commission and the District Administration have appealed the voters to exercise their…
Mysore/Mysuru: The two-day training programme for Poll Officers (PO) of all the 11 Assembly segments of the district concluded today, with POs sensitised on all aspects of voting on May 10. The training for Chamundeshwari Constituency was held at St. Joseph’s School on Hunsur Road, Jayalakshmipuram; for Krishnaraja (KR) at Maharaja’s College new building; for…
Election Commission flags plummeting level of campaign discourse; issues advisory to parties New Delhi: Taking note of the plummeting levels of discourse in the Karnataka Assembly election campaign, the Election Commission of India (ECI) yesterday issued an advisory to all recognised national and State parties to maintain the expected level of dignity, particularly with respect…
Bengaluru: The Election Commission (EC) has written to the Chief Secretary to grant a paid holiday to employees working under essential services for exercising postal ballot in the Assembly polls. The ECI has notified that the Electricity Department, BSNL, Railways, Doordarshan, All India Radio, Health Department, Aviation, transport services (KSRTC, BMTC, NWKRTC and NEKRTC), Fire…
Mysore/Mysuru: Starting today (Apr. 29) till May 6, people aged above 80 and Persons with Disabilities (PwD) can choose the ‘Vote from Home’ option, a first-of-its-kind initiative launched by the Election Commission in Karnataka. In Mysuru, out of 85,514 senior citizens aged 80 years and above and 30,883 PwDs, only 2,407 voters aged 80 years…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Election Commission has completed all preparations for the counting of votes that will be held on May 13 after the voting for Karnataka Assembly on May 10. This morning, a team of Election Observers, accompanied by Deputy Commissioner and District Electoral Officer Dr. K.V. Rajendra visited the vote counting centre at Maharani’s College…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Election Commission of India (ECI) which has appointed senior IAS Officer Dheeraj Gupta as the General Observer for Krishnaraja (KR) and Chamaraja Assembly Constituencies, will be available for the public at the MCC Main Office. Public having complaints pertaining to violations of Model Code of Conduct or any other election related irregularities in…
Mysore/Mysuru: To conduct the May 10 polls in a peaceful manner without any law and order problem, the Mysuru District Administration has asked the people concerned to postpone temple fairs (jathras) and santhes (weekly shandys) in different parts of the district on the polling day, according to a press release from Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr….
Mysore/Mysuru: The Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme of the Election Commission of India (ECI) has gathered steam in Mysuru in both urban, rural and tribal majority areas. Officers are building innovative campaigns aimed at maximum voter participation. For instance, a ‘dressing up to save democracy’ event was launched at Kalamandira this morning…
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