Mysore Open Forum initiative to educate people on significance of enrolment, exercising franchise Mysore/Mysuru: With the elections to State Legislative Assembly scheduled on May. 10, Deputy Commissioner’s office that also serves as the District Electoral Office (DEO), is taking all steps to increase the percentage of polling, by taking various awareness measures under Systematic Voters…
SVEEP Nodal Officer visits low voter turnout booths
April 2, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In the 2018 elections, there were 24,32,338 voters in Mysuru and the total votes polled were 18,41,575, recording 75.7 percent voting. Efforts are on this time to increase the voting percentage through various awareness programmes. In this connection, State SVEEP Nodal Officer P.S. Vastrad yesterday visited some of the booths that witnessed low voting…
Will Chamundeshwari bless GTD with a hat-trick victory?
April 2, 2023By S.B. Devaraj Mysore/Mysuru: Chamundeshwari Constituency, which is geographically mostly rural and less urban, is poised to witness a keen battle this time between three major parties — BJP, Congress and JD(S). While sitting JD(S) MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) will contest again from Chamundeshwari, the Congress and the BJP are yet to announce their candidates…
District Electoral Officer takes control of Government Guest Houses
April 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: With the Model Code of Conduct coming into force immediately after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the Karnataka Assembly poll schedule on Mar. 29, Mysuru DC Dr. K.V. Rajendra, who is also the District Electoral Officer, has taken control of all Government Guest Houses in the district. Subsequently, holding of any political…
Poll duty: Two platoons of paramilitary forces coming to Mysuru tomorrow
April 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: With the elections to State Legislative Assembly fixed on May 10, the security measures in the city will be intensified further, with two platoons of paramilitary forces arriving here tomorrow (Apr.2). They will be joined by one more platoon on Apr.3, taking the total number of platoons being deployed to the city alone to…
Vijayendra sets condition for contest in Varuna
April 1, 2023Bengaluru: Even as the BJP High Command is mulling on fielding Karnataka BJP Vice-President B.Y. Vijayendra from Varuna Assembly segment in Mysuru district to take on Opposition leader and Congress stalwart Siddharamaiah, Vijayendra , who is the son of former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY), is said to have told the party top brass that…
‘Keep close watch on suspicious movements and activities’
April 1, 2023Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra holds poll-related meeting with officials Mysore/Mysuru: As countdown for Assembly elections has begun, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra has directed officials to keep a watch on suspicious movements and activities of strangers. Speaking after presiding over a meeting at his Office here this morning, Dr. Rajendra, who is also…
Photos of political party leaders removed, masked from posters
March 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Following the implementation of the Election Model Code of Conduct in Karnataka, the Election Commission of India has ordered the removal of all hoardings or posters of Prime Minister Modi and other political leaders of all parties, banners of the Central Government or State bodies in the form of any advertisement by them displayed…
‘Vote AAP to power in Karnataka this time’
March 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: With the most corrupt Government at the helm in the State, the people are looking for a change. Hence, they should support Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) this time, appealed its Rajya Sabha Member Sanjay Singh. Addressing media persons at Patrakarthara Bhavana here yesterday, in view of the elections to State Legislative Assembly on May…
Poll Code vigil intensified
March 30, 2023Revenue, Forest, Excise officials assist Police at check-posts Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the Police intensified their drive against Poll Code violations across the city and district soon after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the poll schedule for Karnataka Assembly Election-2023, officials and staff of Forest, Revenue and Excise Departments have joined the drive to…
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