B.Y. Vijayendra to get ticket for LC seat Bengaluru: The BJP State Committee comprising top leaders met at the State party headquarters ‘Jagannath Bhavan’ here on Saturday to finalise the names of party candidates for the Rajya Sabha (RS) and Legislative Council (LC) seats, the polls for which are scheduled to take place next month….
Do we need MLCs?
December 18, 2021Election for Membership to the Karnataka Legislative Council (MLC) from Local Authorities’ Constituency concluded recently. Unfortunately, there was more talk of how much money candidates paid to get tickets and how much money they distributed to voters than talk of what each candidate would do if elected. Many of us wonder, what does an MLC…
Mysuru-Chamarajanagar MLC elections: Congress and JD(S) win one seat each
December 15, 2021BJP candidate loses battle in elimination round Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. D. Thimmaiah of Congress and C.N. Manjegowda of JD(S) emerged victorious in the election to the dual member Mysuru-Chamarajanagar seat from Local Authorities Constituency, the counting of which was taken up yesterday. Though Raghu R. Kautilya of BJP, who was hopeful of a victory, looked certain…
I have answered to allegations by winning: C.N. Manjegowda
December 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: JD(S) candidate C.N. Manjegowda who also won the MLC election in the Mysuru-Chamarajanagar twin segment yesterday said that though he had contested polls in the last moment, voters did not betray him. “I am indebted to voters for having faith in me and also party leaders former PM H.D. Deve Gowda, former CM H.D….
I take responsibility for my defeat, but will wage a legal battle: Raghu Kautilya
December 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Raghu R. Kautilya, BJP candidate for the MLC election in the Mysuru-Chamarajanagar seat, who lost the post in the last minute said that he would accept defeat and own up responsibility. “But I will wage a legal battle,” he said. Raghu lost the elections during the elimination round and that round paved the victory…
MLA S.R. Mahesh thanks voters for electing JD(S) candidate
December 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Thanking the voters for electing JD(S) candidate C.N. Manjegowda from the dual member Mysuru-Chamarajanagar Legislative Council seat from Local Authorities Constituency, K.R. Nagar JD(S) MLA S.R. Mahesh said that the party would have won by a bigger margin had there been elected bodies of Zilla Panchayats (ZPs), Taluk Panchayats (TPs) and other Local Bodies…
BJP, Cong. win 11 each, JD(S) 2, Independent 1
December 15, 2021Bengaluru: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress shared equal honours by winning 11 seats each in the polls to the 25 Legislative Council seats in the biennial elections held from 20 Local Authorities Constituencies in the State, that took place on Dec. 10. The counting of votes of all the 25…
MLC Polls: Arrangements made for counting of votes tomorrow
December 13, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The counting of votes of the Legislative Council (MLC) polls from Local Authorities Constituencies for the dual member Mysuru-Chamarajanagar seat, which was held on Dec. 10, will be taken up tomorrow (Dec. 14). Counting of votes polled in both the districts will be taken up from 8 am tomorrow at Maharani’s Commerce and Management…
MLC polls: Mysuru-Chamarajanagar records 99.73 percent voting
December 11, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Legislative Council polls from Local Authorities Constituencies for the dual member Mysuru-Chamarajanagar seat held yesterday, saw a voter turnout of 99.73 percent, just short of cent percent polling. Members of Parliament, Members of Legislative Assembly and Council, members of all Urban Local Bodies including City Corporations and members of Gram Panchayats form the…
Ballot boxes kept in safe custody
December 11, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With elections over, the fate of all the seven candidates who had contested the Legislative Council polls from Local Authorities Constituency for the dual member Mysuru-Chamarajanagar seat has been sealed in the ballot boxes. After the polling ended at 4 pm yesterday, all the ballot boxes were sealed and taken to de-mustering centres at…
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