Karnataka

Mangalore/Udupi, Apr 17: Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency recorded 76.67 per cent voter turnout on Thursday election surpassing the record of 74.33% in the previous Lok Sabha polls of 2009. This percentage may not be final as few EVMs in Suratkla yet to give their count. Dakshina Kannada deputy Commissioner and district returning officer A B Ibrahim said that Sullia assembly constituency

Mangalore, Apr 17: Amidst tight security in naxal-affected areas in the district, there was a decent turnout of voters on polling day at polling stations in four assembly constituencies in Dakshina Kannada district limits. Thursday saw voters coming out in good numbers in the rural parts of the district, especially in naxal-affected areas. Out of the 158 polling booths in naxal-affected areas in

New Delhi, April 17: Nearly 100 million people voted in 12 Indian states Thursday in the sixth round of parliamentary election to pick 121 MPs in a battle vital for all major stakeholders. Despite stray incidents of violence and intimidation, the mammoth exercise involving 1,767 contestants across the length and breadth of the country passed off peacefully, the Election Commission said. Official

Bangalore, Apr 17: An estimated 65 per cent of the 4.62 crore voters in Karnataka exercised their franchise today for 28 Lok Sabha seats in the single-phase polls in which the ruling Congress and BJP are playing for high stakes. The elections held under the watchful eyes of some 85,000 security personnel, including the central forces, passed off peacefully with no major untoward incident

Kolar, Apr 17: An election official changed the direction of EVM allegedly at the request of candidate and Union Minister K H Muniyappa to make it "Vastu" compliant, following which he was shifted from a polling centre in Kolar Lok Sabha constituency. "The official has been shifted from Harohalli polling centre, which is in the city, for changing the direction of the Electronic Voting Machine on

Bangalore, Apr 17: AAP today alleged that four of its workers were assaulted by supporters of Karnataka Minister D K Shivakumar during voting near Ramanagar in Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency, where his brother is the Congress candidate. "Some 100 Congress workers, supporters of Shivakumar, assaulted four of our party workers at Mayaganahalli near Ramanagar," AAP Bangalore Rural candidate

Mangalore, Apr 17: There were moments of anxious and anger in many booths across Dakshina Kannada when the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) broke down. Technical glitches in EVMs in Canara School in Mangalore, Jokatte, Ubaradka in Sullia, Bajathoor in Uppinangady and Vitlapadnur in Bantwal taluk delayed voting process for more than hour. The EVM at the booth no. 171 at Jokatte in Mangalore

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

Udupi, Apr 17: Welcome to Coastaldigest.com's live coverage of voting trend in Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency, which comprises of eight assembly constituencies of two districts. A total of 9,312 government employees are overseeing the polling process in the constituency including 4,806 in Udupi district and 4,506 in Chikmagalur district. The Udupi district administration has arranged

Mangalore, Apr 17: Notwithstanding the fresh controversy over reports of intimate friendship with a young woman, the sitting Dakshina Kannada MP and BJP candidate Nalin Kumar Kateel has expressed confidence to retain the seat. Speaking to media persons after exercising his franchise on Thursday morning, Mr Kateel also said that he would increase his winning margin against Congress candidate B