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Live Blog: Dakshina Kannada LS constituency

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April 17, 2014

Voting

Mangalore, Apr 17: Welcome to Coastaldigest.com's live coverage of voting trend in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency, which comprises of eight assembly constituencies and 1,766 polling stations at 992 locations. Among them there are 192 hyper sensitive and 424 sensitive booths. The district administration has arranged live webcasting from 247 polling stations in the constituency with the help of engineering students. As many as 8,108 polling staff, including 4,652 women are on duty at these polling stations today. In addition there are 1,800 Group D employees, police and supervisory staff also on duty. 213 stations have all women polling staff excluding security personnel. 14 candidates are in the fray.

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6:30 pm: 76.67 percent polling in Dakshina Kannada constituency: A total of 11,96 voters exercised their franchise out of 15,64114 eligible voters.

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4:00 pm: The constituency records an average of 62.16 % turnout: Beltangady - 64.10%, Moodbidri - 63.28%, Mangalore North - 56.55%, Mangalore South - 58.49%, Mangalore - 59.23%, Bantwal - 55.35%, Puttur - 69.84%, Sullia - 72.23%

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2:30pm: The voter turnout in Dakshina Kannada crossed 50: Beltangady - 52.06%, Moodbidri – 40%, Mangalore North - 44.31%, Mangalore South – 48%, Mangalore- 51%, Bantwal – 47%, Puttur – 58%, Sullia – 59%

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1:30 pm: Puttur has recorded maximum polling percentage in Dakshina Kannada district so far. The assembly constituency-wise polling percentage is here: Beltangady - 47%, Moodbidri - 43%, Mangalore North – 40 %, Mangalore South - 42%, Mangalore- 46%, Bantwal - 38%, Puttur – 53%, Sullia – 51%.

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12:00 pm:The constituency-wise polling percentage:Beltangady - 37%, Moodbidri - 35%, Mangalore North – 32%, Mangalore South – 32 %, Mangalore – 33%, Bantwal – 35 %, Puttur – 40%, Sullia – 43%

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12:00 am: Faulty EVM at Booth No. 171 at Jokatte on the outskirts of Mangalore made Jokatte residents to wait more than an hour

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11: 25 am: A 80-year-old woman, Gangamma, of Moodushedde, died after casting her vote at Nethaji School in Moodushedde near Pilikula

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11: 15 am: Kavalapadur and Vagga booths in Bantwal taluk records 24% polling till 10 am

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11:00 a.m. The voter turnout in eight assembly constituencies of Daskshina Kananda constituency was as follows: Beltangady - 26.09%, Moodbidri - 23.26%, Mangalore North - 22.17%, Mangalore South - 23.29%, Mangalore (Ullal) - 25. 85%, Bantwal - 27. 56 %, Puttur - 26.23 %, Sullia - 29.30 %.

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10.15 am: Peaceful voting. No untoward incident was reported in the district during polling

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10.00 am: Impressive voter turnout in most regions across Dakshina Kannada

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9:40 am: Residents of Kalleri village in Belthangady taluk agreed to drop poll boycott plan after DK ZP CEO Tulsi Maddineni assuered regular power supply for the village

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9.35 am: Former Minister Krishna J Palemar exercised his franchise at Kodialbail

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9:30 am: Technical snag appeared in EVM in Canara School in Mangalore. Later rectified

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9:30 am: Minister Abhaychandra Jain exercised franchise at Moodbidri

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9: 25 am: Minister Ramanath Rai casts his vote at Thodambila village in Bantwal

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9: 25 am: Belthangady MLA Vasanth Bangera exercised his franchise at Government Higher Primary School in Belthangady

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9: 00 am: At Vitla Padnur in Bantwal taluk, the polling process got delayed for an hour due to technical faults in EVM machines which were later replaced by the authorities concerned

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8:50 am: Technical glitches in EVM bothered the polling staff in Aikala village in Mulky

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8:45 am: JDS candidate for Udupi-Chikmagalur LS Constituency V Dhananjay Kumar casts his vote in a school at Bejai in Mangalore

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8:35 am: BJP's candidate Nalin Kumar Kateel casts his vote in a booth in Ladyhill

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8:30 am: AAP candidate for Dakshina Kannada LS Constituency M R Vasudev casts his vote in a school on Jail road, Mangalore

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8:30 am: Former Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda along with his wife Dati casts his vote at Halady village in Puttur Taluk. He said 'Modi Hava' will sweep the country.

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7:15 am: Mangalore South MLA J R Lobo casts his vote at the St Sebastian School, Bendur.

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7: 10 am: Some of the polling stations yet to open, according to reliable sources.

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7:00 am: Voting begins across Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency. Dozens of senior leaders of Congress and BJP are already joined the queue in front of polling stations.

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 15: Educational institutions in Mangaluru that rely on the popular Mangala Stadium for their annual sports events are bracing for an inconvenience as the city's key sporting venue is set to close its gates for a significant upgrade. The stadium is expected to be unavailable for approximately two months starting from January 15, 2026.

The closure is necessitated by a proposed overhaul of the stadium's facilities, with a special focus on upgrading the synthetic track. Pradeep Dsouza, Assistant Director of the District of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES), Dakshina Kannada, confirmed the development.

"Experts have visited the stadium, conducted a thorough inspection, and have given the go-ahead for a complete makeover," Dsouza stated. "Funds have been allocated for the project, and we are currently awaiting the final green signal from state officials to commence the work. We anticipate that the work will likely begin in the second week of January. Consequently, we have stopped renting out the stadium to colleges and other organizations in preparation for the upgrade."

The timing presents a logistical challenge for colleges, as many schools have already concluded their sports meets.

"Colleges will now be organizing their events and will need to find alternative locations to host their sports meets," Dsouza added. He suggested a few potential venues, including the Dakshina Kannada police ground, University College grounds, Panambur grounds, Swaraj Maidan in Moodbidri, and the Mangalore University sports grounds in Konaje.

However, many institutions note that finding a comparable venue will be difficult. While the DK police ground and University College grounds are closer to the city center, they do not possess the extensive facilities and infrastructure offered by Mangala Stadium.

Dr. P Dayananda Pai - P Satisha Govt First Grade College, Carstreet, is one such institution dependent on the stadium. Principal Jayakar Bhandary expressed hope for a swift completion of the work. "We expect the work to be completed at the earliest. If not, we will be forced to look for other venues to host the sports day for our students," Bhandary said, highlighting the pressing need for the city's main sporting facility.

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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