Mysore/Mysuru: As the Lok Sabha elections draw near, the spotlight is on city-based Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited (MPVL), renowned for its exclusive production of indelible ink used to mark voters’ fingers. The State-owned enterprise has secured a substantial order from the Election Commission of India (ECI) for 26.5 lakh vials of this ink, marking…
Lok Sabha poll schedule likely to be announced in March first week
January 20, 2024Bengaluru: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is likely to announce the Lok Sabha (LS) poll schedule in the first week of March, 2024.ECI is expected to conduct polls in 7 or 9 phases to a total of 543 LS Constituencies in the country. On coming to know of the likely announcement of the poll…
27 lakh voters in Mysuru district, Chamundeshwari tops with 3,38,949
December 4, 2023Periyapatna reports the lowest at 1,98,014; DC asks all eligible young voters to enrol in electoral rolls Mysore/Mysuru: In adherence to the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) timetable, the District Administration has released the preliminary voter list for Mysuru district in anticipation of the upcoming Lok Sabha (LS) elections in 2024. The public is encouraged…
Delhi HC issues notice on PIL against use of I.N.D.I.A
August 4, 2023New Delhi: The Delhi High Court, today issued notices to the Centre, the Election Commission of India (ECI) and an alliance of 26 political parties in connection with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the parties’ use of the acronym I.N.D.I.A (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance). A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma…
Voter Turnout app comes handy to know vote percentage
May 10, 2023Mysore/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…
Polling tomorrow from 7 am to 6 pm
May 9, 2023Mysore/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…
Training for Poll Officers concludes
May 3, 2023Mysore/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…
Mind your language during election campaigns: ECI
May 3, 2023Election 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…
Paid holiday for exercising postal ballot
April 30, 2023Bengaluru: 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…
Vote from Home in 11 Mysuru seats begins
April 29, 2023Mysore/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…
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