74% turnout in DK, 72% in Udupi as GP poll ends on peaceful note

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May 29, 2015

Mangaluru, May 29: Dakshina Kannada registered over 74 per cent polling in the gram panchayat elections held in the district on Friday, according to preliminary reports received here.

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Polling was by and large peaceful. It would take some time to release the correct voting percentage, said sources in district administration.

As many as 7,619 candidates are in the fray in the coastal district for 3288 seats, among 3,399 seats of 227 gram panchayats in the districts. Of the candidates, 4,015 are men and 3,604 are women. As many as 109 candidates have already been elected unopposed.

No nominations were filed for two seats namely Mallur first ward (ST woman) and Mallur second ward (SC woman) in Mallur gram panchayat of Mangaluru taluk.

In two other seats elections were postponed due to technical reasons to May 31. In Bandharu village of Belthangady taluk polling was postponed due to the confusions in the symbols allotted to candidates. In Padu Perar village of Mangaluru taluk polling was cancelled as symbols were not printed on ballot papers.

The district saw brisk voting, particularly in Mangaluru taluk, and more so in places surrounding Ullal town since morning. Though it started to rain heavily by around 10 a.m., it did not dampen the spirit of voters.

The enthusiasm to exercise their franchise brought a bride-to-be to the polling booth in Kalladka village in Bantwal taluk before she entered wedlock, while a 90-year old woman came amid heavy rain in Naravi village in Belthangady village.

Sullia recorded the highest turnout, 77.94 per cent followed by Puttur, 75.43; Bantwal 73.4, Belthangady, 72.89 and Mangaluru 68.73.

Prominent among the contestants is Vittala Malekudiya, contesting Naravi panchayat in Belthangady taluk. He was arrested by the police on March 3, 2012, for his alleged links with the Maoists, and was subsequently charged with the same offence along with his father Linganna Malekudiya.

Udupi

A voter turnout of 71.65 per cent was recorded for the Gram Panchayat (GP) elections in Udupi district on Friday according to the final figures provided by the district administration here. The polling was by and large peaceful in the district.

The voter turnout in the three taluks were as follows: Udupi 70.55 per cent, Kundapur 71.19 per cent, and Karkala 74.93 per cent.

As many as 4,740 candidates are in the fray for 2,126 GP seats in the district.

K. Annamalai, Superintendent of Police, said that polling was peaceful in the district barring minor skirmishes in few places.

Polling began on a brisk note in the 54 naxal-affected polling stations of the district, where there was tight security. In fact by 11.30 a.m., over 50 per cent of the voters had exercised their franchise.

The voters braved the moderate rain in some parts of the district and stood in queues at the polling stations to cast their votes. Though there was a lull in voting in some areas in the afternoon where rainfall got heavy, the turnout picked up after the rain subsided.

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March 22,2024

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Bengaluru, Mar 22: An FIR has been registered against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya over a provocative hate post on social media, Election Commission officials said on Friday.

The move comes after a complaint filed by officials of the poll body and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) that the Bengaluru South MP, who is also the President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, had in a post apparently targeted a minority and spread enmity between two communities.

He also made a similar post on March 19 on X and YouTube which went viral. He has 1.3 million followers on X, thereby influencing the voters and disturbing the communal harmony between the communities, it further alleged.

Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered at Halasuru Gate police station on March 20 under sections 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), 295 A (Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code and the Representation of the People Act, the officials said.

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March 14,2024

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Udupi: In a freak mishap, a 65-year-old man lost his life after being hit by his own bus which was being repaired at a garage at Athrady in Udupi district on Wednesday, March 13.

The deceased has been identified as Dayanand Shetty, the owner of a private bus.

It is learnt that the bus had been kept for repairs at the garage and Dayanand had gone there to inspect the repair works.

At this time, the mechanic started the engine and the bus moved ahead. Dayanand, who was standing in front of the bus, came under its wheels.

He was immediately rushed to a hospital where he died without responding to the treatment. A case is registered at jurisdictional Manipal police station.

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March 15,2024

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Bengaluru, Mar 15: Former Karnataka chief minister and senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act on Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor at his residence in Bengaluru last month.

Yediyurappa, 81, was booked after a woman lodged a complaint saying that she visited his residence on February 2 seeking justice in a rape case against her daughter and sought that a special investigation team (SIT) be formed to look into the case.

According to the first information report (FIR), Yediyurappa allegedly took the minor to a room, closed the door and sexually assaulted her. The woman further alleged in the FIR that when she confronted Yediyurappa, he said that he was checking if the girl was raped or not. Yediyurappa later allegedly apologised and asked the woman not to reveal the matter to anyone.

The Sadashivanagar police in Bengaluru have registered a case under Section 8 (commit sexual assault) of the Pocso Act and Section 354 (a) (sexual harassment) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Reacting to the allegations, the former CM said that around one-and-a-half months ago, they (the victim and her mother) had come to his house seeking help and he had taken them inside. 

“After listening to her, I called the city police commissioner B Dayananda over phone seeking to address her problem. Later, they spoke against me and I then suspected that there is some health problem with her. I sent them to city police commissioner’s office. I even gave her some money as they were in distress. I came to know that an FIR has been registered and will look into it. But this is what I get for helping someone,” he added.

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