Mysore/Mysuru: Efforts to attain clean and error-free voter lists have fallen short, even after 76 years of Independence. The persistent issue of ‘ghosts’ — deceased individuals listed as alive — and the prevalence of duplicate names continue to plague most extensive voter databases. In Mysuru-Kodagu LS Constituency, numerous voters found their names missing from the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Two centenarian women set an example to others by exercising their franchise for Lok Sabha elections from Mysuru-Kodagu Constituency yesterday. Dakshayanamma Shivakumar, aged 104, accompanied by her son S. Gnanashankar, Managing Director of Mahaa Nandikeshwara Printers and Sigma Hospital, exercised her franchise at a polling booth in JSS School in J.P. Nagar, Mysuru, yesterday….
Mysore/Mysuru: The urge to vote saw many staying abroad but having their roots in Mysuru and Mandya district flying back home spending several lakhs of rupees on air fare, for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections held yesterday. Pallavi M. Kaushik, who is currently settled in Australia and daughter of K.R. Manjunath, a resident…
Mysore/Mysuru: Newly weds exercised their franchise soon after tying their knots various polling booths across Kushalnagar in Kodagu district yesterday. At first, K.S. Srinivas, after completing the marriage rituals, arrived at a polling booth in Kudige and along with his wife to cast his vote. Meanwhile, B.N. Annapurna and Dhananjay couple, who entered into a…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a unique move on the first phase of LS elections held in Karnataka yesterday, Manipal Hospital Mysuru, with the support of the Election Commission of India, spearheaded a crucial initiative to guarantee that every citizen, regardless of their medical condition, could exercise their fundamental right to vote. They pioneered efforts to provide essential…
Chitradurga: A woman Poll Officer died while on duty in Challakere taluk of Chitradurga district on Friday. Voting for the Chitradurga (SC) Lok Sabha Constituency took place along with 13 others in the State yesterday. Yashodamma (55), a teacher serving at Bommasandra Government Higher Primary School in Challakere, is the deceased. Yashodamma, who was posted…
As I meet voters, party workers and politicians, I get the sense that fear-mongering and lies are afoot this election season, along with freebies. In today’s full-front-page advertisement in The Times of India, the BJP has warned the backward caste voters that Congress will add Muslims to their reservation list, essentially eating into their quota….
Mysore/Mysuru: Voting for the second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections began in Karnataka this morning at 7 am and is set to wrap up by 6 pm. In a departure from previous Lok Sabha polls, voters were observed flocking to the polling booths early in the morning in various parts of the city….
Chamarajanagar: The polling day was special for Chamarajanagar Deputy Commissioner and District Electoral Officer Shilpa Nag, Assistant Returning Officer Savitha, Chamarajanagar ZP Deputy Secretary and Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Nodal officer P. Lakshmi, who ensured to create voter awareness on the D-day. The officials were seen draped in special hand woven Silk…
Mysore/Mysuru: “We are witnessing an increase in voter turnout in the district. With the efforts of SVEEP Committee we have ensured to create awareness among the voters to exercise their franchise without fail,” said Deputy Commissioner and District Electoral Officer (DEO) Dr. K.V. Rajendra, here this morning. Speaking after casting his vote at CFTRI School…
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