Mangaluru, Aug 30: A total of 250 candidates are contesting the three urban local bodies in Ullal, Bantwal and Puttur that are going to the polls tomorrow (Friday, August 31) in Dakshina Kannada district.
The government has declared public holiday for all offices and establishments within the jurisdiction of Ullal and Puttur city municipal councils and Bantwal Town Municipal Council to enable voting.
The holiday is applicable to all State government offices, schools and colleges and all other government establishments, a release from the Department of Information and Public Relations said.
In all, there are 1,17,979 eligible voters in the jurisdictions of Ullal City Municipal Council, Puttur City Municipal Council and Bantwal Town Municipal Council.
In Ullal, 102 candidates are contesting for 31 seats and in Puttur 77 are in the fray for 31 seats. There are 44,132 and 39,745 voters, respectively, in these urban local bodies. In all, 71 candidates are contesting for 27 seats in Bantwal which has 34,102 voters.
The polling will be held from 7 am and 5 pm. There are 43 polling booths in Ullal CMC. In this, 18 are hypersensitive, 11 are sensitive booths. There are 41 booths in Puttur, including 27 hypersensitive and 14 general booths. Bantwal has 32 booths; of which 18 are hypersensitive and 14 are sensitive booths.
The counting of votes will be held at Bharath High School in Ullal, Taluk office in Puttur and Taluk office in Bantwal.
For the first time, electronic voting machines (EVMs) are being used in the ULB polls in Karnataka. The EVMs will have the photographs of the candidates. Even NOTA option is given for the voters.
First time, 50% of the seats are reserved for women candidates in the ULBs. In the previous election, there was a 33% reservation for women. If there are no SC candidates in an SC reserved ward, then a candidate from ST can contest and vice versa. Such interchange is applicable for Backward Class A and B category as well.
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