The Festival of Democracy was on display at the 15th Assembly elections today with many of the voting booths in the city and the district turning colourful, cheerful, innovative and ethnic. The role of SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) in this election is huge as it is the one which has taken…
Mysuru: The Election Commission and the District Administration have set up special ‘Sakhi’, or ‘Pink’, polling booths for the election. These special booths will be staffed entirely by women – from the presiding officers to the micro-observers and security personnel. This is being done to attract more women to vote. The security deployed at such…
Mysuru: The City Police and Paramilitary forces have taken over the security in Chamaraja, Krishnaraja, Narasimharaja, Chamundeshwari and Varuna that will go to polls along with other Assembly Constituencies in Karnataka tomorrow. The focus is on Chamundeshwari and the authorities are ensuring that voting passes off peacefully and the voter exercises his/ her franchise without…
Bengaluru: Curtains came down last evening on the public campaigning for the May 12 election to 223 seats of Karnataka Assembly after hectic canvassing. However, candidates can campaign by visiting door-to-door. Only 10 persons including the candidate can campaign. It is 223 Constituencies as polling for Jayanagar seat in Bengaluru was countermanded following the death…
Through SMS: Voters can send their electoral photo identity card number to 97319-79899 in the following format KAEPIC <space> ID card number. For instance: KAEPIC XYZ1509201. Toll free: Voters can also call on the toll free number 1950 to enquire about their polling station. What is the process of voting? How do you go about…
Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha has urged the Election Commission (EC) to monitor and check political activities in places of worship. Addressing media persons here on Thursday, Simha said he suspected that places of worship could be misused by politicians to lure voters as there is no restriction on gathering of people at religious institutions. “Let…
Mysuru: In the backdrop of Assembly polls, four rowdy-sheeters have been externed from the district from May 7 to the midnight of May 13, said Mysuru District Superintendent of Police (SP) Amith Singh. The four rowdy-sheeters who have been barred from entering the district are Syed Khaleem and Ifsur Rehman Shariff of Hunsur Town Police…
Mysuru: On account of May 12 Assembly polls, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, who is also the District Electoral Officer, has issued prohibitory orders under Section 144 of Cr.Pc., in 200 meter radius of all polling booths in the District from 6 pm of May 10 to 6 pm of May 13. As per the…
Gonikoppal: A clash between Congress and BJP workers during campaigning at Gonikoppal in Kodagu on May 9 night has left three persons including a student in critical condition. The injured have been identified as Gram Panchayat Member Jammanda Somanna, Gonikoppal Town Youth Congress President Karthanda Somanna and student Puneeth who have been admitted to a…
Mysuru: With the conclusion of public campaigning for Assembly polls ending at 6 pm yesterday (May 10), candidates can only take out door-to-door canvassing today. Only nine persons apart from candidates are allowed to take part in door-to-door canvassing till 6 pm today, according to a press release from the Deputy Commissioner , who is…
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