Karnataka

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

Chamundeshwari, May 12: Amid the ongoing polling for Karnataka Assembly elections, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday accused Janata Dal (Secular) (JD-S) party of distributing money for votes in Chamundeshwari. Siddaramaiah interacted with reporters when he came to cast his vote in Chamundeshwari. Referring to JDS candidate and incumbent MLA of the constituency G.T. Devegowda, Siddaramaiah

Mysore, May 12: Amidst the polling for Karnataka Assembly, Chief Minister Siddarmaiah on Saturday expressed confidence that Congress would again form the government in the state with a clear majority. "Congress will get clear majority there is no doubt on this, we are very-very confident that Congress will come back to power with clear majority," Siddarmaiah told reporters here, and added that