Channapatna 88.80 %, Shiggoan 80.48 %, Sandur 76.24% Bengaluru: The by-election to all three Assembly segments in the State was held peacefully with not a single poll-related incident reported. With voters taking part actively in the electoral process, Channapatna recorded the highest number of voting with 88.80 percent followed by Shiggoan 80.48 percent and Sandur…
By-polls: BJP and Congress win one seat each, tight race in Belagavi LS seat
May 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In what can be said as a jolt to the ruling BJP in the state, the Party won only one of the two Assembly segments, while it was trailing in the Belagavi Lok Sabha seat, which went to the by polls on Apr.17. The counting of votes for Maski (Raichur district) and Basavakalyan (Bidar…
Assembly polls in Bihar and by-elections in 11 States: NDA leads in Bihar; BJP wrests both seats in Karnataka
November 10, 2020Bengaluru: The ruling BJP is all set to win two seats — Sira in Tumakuru District and Raja Rajeshwari Nagar in Bengaluru City — that went to by-polls on Nov. 3, the counting of which was taken up today. Meanwhile, in Bihar Assembly polls, the ruling NDA comprising Janata Dal (United) and BJP looks like…
Moderate start for polling in Sira, R.R. Nagar by-elections
November 3, 2020Counting of votes on Nov.10 Bengaluru: Amid COVID-19 pandemic, the by-election for Sira in Tumakuru district and Raja Rajeshwari Nagar (R.R. Nagar) in Bengaluru city Assembly Constituencies began on a dull note this morning. Voters seemed to be reluctant to come out and cast their ballot in the wake of the deadly pandemic. As on…
Newly-elected disqualified MLAs meet CM, seek fulfilment of promises
December 11, 2019Bengaluru: Stepping up their ante, all the seventeen disqualified legislators, including 11 newly-elected MLAs who were elected on a BJP ticket in the bypolls and as well as the two defeated candidates, met Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa at his Dollar’s Colony residence here this morning for the second day today. Most of the newly- elected disqualified…
By-polls: Counting tomorrow, results by afternoon
December 8, 2019Mysuru: The counting of votes polled in the Hunsur by-poll held on Dec.5 will be taken up at D. Devaraj Urs Government First Grade College in Hunsur at 8am tomorrow (Dec.9). Addressing a press meet at his office here yesterday, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, who is also the District Electoral Officer, said that the…
BJP will win 10 of 15 seats, says MP Sreenivasa Prasad
December 8, 2019Mysuru: Chamarajanagar MP V.Sreenivasa Prasad inaugurated ‘Samaanathe Prakashana’, a new publication House that has come up on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Road in Krishnamurthypuram, here this morning. Renowned Publisher T.S. Chayapathi of Talukina Venkannaiah Smaraka Grantha maale, Prof.Neelagiri Talwar, Banthe Kalyanasiri Swamiji, Corporator Begum Pallavi, former district Kannada Sahitya Parishat president M. Chandrasekhar, Theatre personality Rajasekhar…
By-polls tomorrow: Public campaigning draws to a close
December 4, 2019Bengaluru: The public campaigning for 15 Assembly segments of the State going to the by-polls tomorrow (Dec.5) drew to a close yesterday, with top guns of all the three major parties — BJP, Congress and JD(S) — making last ditch attempts to woo the voters. The voting for Hunsur, K.R. Pet, Yeshwanthpur, K.R. Puram, Shivajinagar,…
All measures taken to prevent poll code violation: Special Officer
November 29, 2019Mandya: By-election Special Officer Munish Moudgil has said that all measures have been taken in entire Mandya district to prevent any poll code violations in the backdrop of K.R.Pet bypolls. Addressing a press meet at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here yesterday, Moudgil called for the co-operation of the voters for ensuring a peaceful poll and…
‘Facing’ problems: Poll Officer issues showcause notice to teacher instead of party worker as they looked alike
November 29, 2019Mandya: In what appears to be a case of mistaken identity, the K.R.Pet bypoll Electoral Officer issued a showcause notice to a Government school teacher, a look alike of a JD(S) worker, for campaigning on behalf of the JD(S) candidate. As per rules, Government servants are not supposed to take part in any electoral campaigns….
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