V. Paneesha

Despite the apathy of elected representatives, they walk long distances to polling stations

Mudalihundi village and Byrapura village register highest and lowest turnout, respectively
Of 14,33,697 voters, 9,72,739 exercise their franchise in Chamarajanagar constituency

Victims of indifference: Soligas at Purani podu in Chamarajanagar district, who are yet to get basic amenities in their settlements.
CHAMARAJANAGAR: Despite […]

Special Correspondent

Periyapatna records highest of 75 p.c.

Turnout was lowest in recent times
Voting was by and large peaceful

MYSORE: The Mysore Lok Sabha constituency, which went to polls on Thursday, registered 59 per cent voter turnout.
There are 16.51 lakh voters in the Mysore Lok Sabha constituency. The turnout was 59 per cent in Mysore, Madikere 65, […]

Correspondent
CHIKMAGALUR: As much as 55 per cent polling was recorded in Chikmagalur district during the third phase of polling to the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Polling was peaceful.
Of the five Assembly constituencies in the district, Sringeri, Mudigere, Chikmagalur and Tarikere form part of the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency and Kadur has been attached to Hassan […]

Staff Correspondent
Udupi: Deputy Commissioner P. Hemalatha has issued two notices to president of the State unit of the BJP D.V. Sadananda Gowda, who is also the party’s candidate for the Udupi-Chikmagalur parliamentary constituency, for violation of the model code of conduct.
In a press release here on Wednesday, Ms. Hemalatha, who is also the Returning Officer […]

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147 polling booths are sensitive
666 licensed weapons deposited

HUBLI: Of the 620 polling booths in Hubli-Dharwad limits, 91 have been identified as hyper-sensitive and 147 as sensitive, Hubli-Dharwad Police Commissioner N. Shivakumar said here on Tuesday.
Addressing presspersons here, Mr. Shivakumar said that the 620 polling stations had been set up at 371 locations.
The Commissioner said […]

Special Correspondent
Eleven constituencies go to polls on Thursday
About 1.55 crore voters eligible to exercise
their franchise

S.Y. Quraishi
Bangalore: Special security arrangements have been made in the naxal-infested constituencies which go to the polls in the second and final phase of elections in the State scheduled for Thursday. The naxalite-prone areas in the State are in the […]

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Case booked against the offender; Chief Minister blames Janata Dal (S)

NABBED: Chandrasekhar, who threw a slipper at Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa at an election meeting near Hassan on Tuesday, being whisked away by the police.
HASSAN: Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa joined the ranks of the former U.S. President George Bush, Union Home Minister […]

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Although he is far ahead , they are leaving nothing to chance

Bhavani Revanna is on a hectic campaign throughout Hassan
Anitha Kumaraswamy is campaigning in
other districts

HASSAN: The former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) president H.D. Deve Gowda seems much ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress and other candidates in his campaigning and […]

Pradeepkumar Kadkol
Bagalkot: Before Bagalkot became a separate district in 1997, it was part of Bijapur South Lok Sabha constituency and was a Congress stronghold till 1996. The Congress has won the seat 11 times in the 14 general elections that have been held.
In last one decade, the BJP has secured the upper hand, and it […]

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Deve Gowda did not agree that the JD(S) once a strong force, is now weak

H.D. Deve Gowda
 
HASSAN: Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda said that the role of the Third Front would be to keep away the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party from coming to power. Addressing presspersons in Holenarsipura on Monday, […]