Mysuru: After the JD(S) party workers meeting at a private hotel in city this morning, Mysuru District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) reportedly said that JD(S) leaders will not be held responsible if coalition candidate C.H. Vijayashankar loses the election. He, however, denied the statement later and said that his words have been misconstrued. When a…
No more scope to revise voters’ list: DC
April 4, 2019There are 25.09 lakh voters in Mysuru District Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, who is also the District Electoral Officer and Returning Officer for Mysuru-Kodagu Parliamentary election, has clarified that District Administration will not receive any application from public seeking revision of voters list, deletion and inclusion of their names in the electoral list…
Six candidates served notice to explain non-tally of poll expenditure
April 4, 2019Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, who is also the District Electoral and Returning Officer has served notice to six candidates contesting the LS polls from Mysuru-Kodagu, to explain the mismatch in the affidavits filed by them on poll expenditure. The candidates who were served with notices are C.H. Vijayashankar of the Congress, Pratap Simha…
Former Minister Suresh Kumar campaigns in City Courts
April 4, 2019Mysuru: Hitting the campaign trail in Mysuru-Kodagu LS seat, BJP MLA and former Law Minister Suresh Kumar campaigned for party candidate Pratap Simha at two Courts (Chamarajapuram and Malalawadi (Jayanagar) in the city this morning. The former Minister met advocates in the Courts, Mysuru Bar Association President S. Anand Kumar and other office-bearers and sought…
570 Govt. staff apply for poll duty exemption: DC
April 3, 2019Mysuru: The District Election Office has so far received over 570 applications from Government employees seeking exemption from poll duty on various grounds. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, who is also the Returning Officer of the District, said that the District Administration has deployed 12,853 officials for poll…
BJP win certain in Mysuru-Chamarajanagar: Sreenivasa Prasad
April 3, 2019Chamarajanagar: Senior BJP leader and the party’s Chamarajanagar (SC) Lok Sabha candidate V. Sreenivasa Prasad has expressed confidence that the BJP would win Mysuru-Kodagu and Chamarajanagar LS seats. Addressing a meeting of party leaders and workers at Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Kalyana Mantapa in the town yesterday, Prasad exuded confidence that the BJP would get lead in…
M.K. Somashekar seeks votes for C.H. Vijayashankar
April 3, 2019Mysuru: Former MLA M.K. Somashekar campaigned in favour of Mysuru-Kodagu LS coalition candidate C.H. Vijayashankar in Vidyaranyapuram here. Speaking on the occasion, Somashekar said that the Modi-led Union Government was just misleading people for the last five years by giving false assurances and promises lacking any substance. The bringing back of black money stashed abroad…
GTD disappointed over lack of coordination between local Congress-JD(S) leaders
April 2, 2019Mysuru: Even as the Congress and JD(S) leaders at the State-level are working overtime to bring workers of both the parties for Lok Sabha poll campaign, Mysuru District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) is said to have been disappointed over coordination between the coalition partners in Mysuru. GTD, who has so far stayed away from campaigning…
Centre has sanctioned many projects for comprehensive development of Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha
April 2, 2019Mysuru: The Centre has sanctioned many projects for overall development of Mysuru, said Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha. He was speaking at ‘Sneha Milana,’ an interaction meet with IT-BT employees organised at Kodava Samaja Hall in Vijayanagar here on Sunday. Pointing out that when he was announced as the BJP candidate from Mysuru-Kodagu for the 2014…
Observers keep close tab on election campaigning
April 2, 2019Mysuru: With Lok Sabha poll fever becoming hotter and hotter every day, Poll Expenditure Observers have begun to closely monitor the expenditure of the candidates. Now a straight fight between BJP candidate Pratap Simha and coalition candidate C.H. Vijayashankar looks imminent with both the candidates extensively campaigning in Mysuru and Kodagu regions. A single window…
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