Bengaluru: Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar has said that the Election Commission (EC) had no plans to increase time for voting on May 12. Speaking at a media interaction jointly organised by Press Club of Bengaluru and Bengaluru Reporters Guild here yesterday, Sanjiv Kumar said that it was difficult to extend the time since logistics…
Postal ballot: List of Returning Officers and Nodal Officers announced
April 11, 2018Mysuru: Election Commission (EC), has decided to effectively implement the Postal Ballot System for people deployed for election duty to exercise their franchise during the Assembly Poll to be held on May 12 in the State. The responsibility of implementing the system lies with the Returning Officer of the respective Assembly Constituency. A designated officer…
Publicity on TV, radio 48 hrs before voting banned
April 9, 2018New Delhi; Any politician may get a notice from Election Commission (EC) and may even have to go to jail for two years if his comments arguing in favour of him or his party is aired by a TV channel during 48 hours before the end of polling for Assembly elections in Karnataka on May…
Election Commission asks Kempaiah to leave office
April 7, 2018Bengaluru: Former IPS officer Kempaiah, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s close associate and political advisor to the Home Minister, has been asked to leave office by Election Commission for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct. The Chief Election Officer of Karnataka Sanjeev Kumar wrote to the Election Commission of India stating that CM Siddharamaiah’s close associate…
CM’s meeting with Vokkaligas at Community Hall under EC scanner
April 6, 2018Mysuru: Marriage Halls (Kalyana Mantaps) and Community Halls have come under Election Commission (EC) scanner ahead of the May 12 Assembly elections in a bid to prevent political parties, candidates and their leaders from misusing marriage and other occasions to woo voters. Even Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s visit to the Sriranga Samudaya Bhavan at Nivedithanagar near…
Panel to check paid news menace
March 30, 2018Mysuru: The Election Commission (EC) has directed the District Administration to set up a Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) to check the menace of paid news during the build-up to Assembly elections. The EC identified paid news masquerading as news as a major problem during elections. It issued guidelines to the MCMC to not…
Election Commission to launch three dozen apps ahead of Karnataka Assembly polls 2018
January 11, 2018Bengaluru: The Election Commission (EC) will be rolling out more than three dozen apps in the coming days in a bid to make the 2018 Karnataka Assembly polls more “technology friendly.” Determined to make the ensuing polls a ‘festival of people,’ the EC has decided to use IT at all levels and involve people directly…
Himachal will go to polls on Nov. 9
October 13, 2017New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) yesterday announced elections in Himachal Pradesh, but held off on making an announcement for Gujarat. Voting for the 68-seat Himachal Pradesh Assembly will take place on Nov.9 and the results will be declared on Dec.18. It will be a big test for the incumbent Congress, just as its principal…
Legislative Council by-poll on Aug. 31
August 10, 2017New Delhi: The Election Commission has decided to hold a by-election to the Karnataka Legislative Council by Members of Legislative Assembly on Aug. 31. The poll is being held to fill up a casual vacancy in the State Legislative Council of Karnataka occurred following the death of Vimala Gowda, a sitting member, on Apr. 17….
By-poll: MyLAC supplies 1,100 vials of indelible ink
April 9, 2017Mysuru – City-based Karnataka Government Undertaking Mysore Paints and Varnish Ltd. has supplied 1,100 vials of indelible ink for the voting in the by-elections for Nanjangud and Gundlupet Assembly constituencies. Voting at both the constituencies began this morning. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Chairman of Mysore Paints and Varnish Ltd. (also known as MyLAC) H.A….
Recent Comments