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Mangaluru, May 13: The Dakshina Kannada police have taken up cases against three persons who attempted to impersonate voters in Bantwal and Puttur constituencies in Saturday’s Karnataka assembly polls. Superintendent of Police B.R. Ravikanthe Gowda said Chasen Change (22) from Sonithpur district in Assam, and Ajay Makes (24), from Haleem sub-division in Assam, were caught at booth no. 59 of

Bengaluru, May 13: Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer Sanjeev Kumar today said women and young voters exercised their franchise in large numbers in today's poll and the turnout was expected to cross 70 percent. "It is heartening to tell you that women and young voters have come out in large numbers in this election and we are expecting voter turnout percentage to cross 70 percent," he told

Udupi, May 12: The five assembly constituencies in the coastal district of Udupi recorded an average voter turnout of 78% in the Karnataka polls on Saturday, according to the tentative figures provided by the district administration. Udupi segment saw 77% polling, Kaup 78%, Karkala 80.13%, Kundapur 79%, and Byndoor 77%. There was 78-80% voter turnout in the 54 polling booths in the Naxalite

Mangaluru, May 12: Moderate to brisk polling was witnessed in Dakshina Kannada district wherein fate of 58 MLA aspirants from eight constituencies were sealed in EVM on Saturday. Polling in 1,858 booths of the coastal district began at 7 a.m. and continued till 6 p.m. There were 17.11 lakh eligible voters, including 100 transgenders. Among them 77.63% people cast their votes in today’s Assembly

Belagavi, Nov 12: An orthodox Muslim woman was stopped from entering the polling booth in Belagavi district after she refused to remove the veil of her 'burkha' for identification. However, the woman was later allowed to cast her vote after her identity was verified by a female official. The Karnataka Election is taking place today. A total of 2,654 candidates are in the fray and 4.96-crore

Mangaluru/Mandya, May 12: Two elderly voters died of heart attack at the polling booths in Dakshina Kannada and Mandya district during Karnataka assembly polls on Saturday. Anni Acharya, a 70-year-old man died of heart attack while he was waiting in the queue to cast his vote at Andinje booth in Belthangady Assembly constituency in Dakshina Kannada district. A resident of Jarigedadi village

Will the chief minister Siddaramaiah-led Congress retain power in Karnataka or will Narendra Modi-Amit Shah led BJP continue its meteoric rise by taking over Karnataka? Some exit polls after Saturday’s elections for Karnataka assembly have predicted that Congress would emerge as the single largest party while some other exit polls indicated BJP’s rise. In all exit polls JD(S) remained third. Will

Bengaluru, May 12: Moderate to heavy rains lashed parts of Karnataka on Saturday causing difficulties to people who are casting their votes to elect a new government in the State. Heavy rains and powerful winds haunted the voters in Hubballi-Dharwad region. Many voters faced difficulties in approaching some remote booths in Belagavi due to damaged and water-logged roads as there were heavy rains

Shivamogga, Nov 12: BJP’s chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa, who cast his vote in Shikaripura in Karnataka assembly polls on Saturday, exuded confidence that his party will gain an absolute majority Speaking to media persons, the former chief minister also declared that he will take the oath and form the government on May 17. “I am going to win with a 50,000 margin. The entire state is

Mangaluru/Madikeri, May 12: In case you think your prior commitments and other works are more important than casting your vote let these young brides and grooms from different Karnataka be an inspiration. Viyola Maria Fernandez, a bride hailing from Pachanady was the head turner at St Lawrence English Medium School at Bondel, in Mangaluru City South constituency, as she cast her vote decked in her