The Karnataka State Election Commission held an internal meeting regarding the civic body elections and a notice will be issued soon. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike waits for a notice from the State Election Commission to hold the much-awaited BBMP election after the SC verdict. “We haven’t received any notice from the Karnataka State Election […]
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The delay in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) elections has led to many problems for companies and citizens. It is nothing but a routine morning for the workers at Bridgeicon IT services in Jeevan Bima Nagar. One of the members of the company said that some weeks ago, a power cut at their office […]
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Candidates contesting elections from more than one constituency may win a seat, but the voters lose. Lalu Prasad Yadav did it. Rahul Gandhi did it. Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi did it twice. In Karnataka, both H. D. Kumaraswamy and Siddaramaiah had this in common. Contesting elections from more than one seat can be seen […]
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Despite an estimated 80,000 transgenders in the state, only two percent of them have registered to vote for the upcoming BBMP elections in 2022. About a few months ago, Rakshitha, a transgender activist, visited the Election Commission office with the hope of walking out with a chance to vote. Even with all the eyes traveling […]
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Election Commission doesn’t plan on changing the number of polling booths this year. The Karnataka State Election Commission (KSEC) announced that elections to 60 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) will be held on December 27, 2021, despite the new variant scare. The results will be announced on Dec 30, 2021. “The election commission’s guidelines do not […]
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A report shows that since the 2009 general election, the number of winners with declared criminal cases has increased from 30 percent in 2009 to 43 percent in 2019. Delhi: A majority of elected Members of Legislative Assemblies across the five states of Assam, West Bengal, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala were found to be […]
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Twitter has said that violating its rules would mean indulging in violence, harassment and behavior that discourages people from expressing themselves, diminishing the value of global public conversation. Bangalore: Twitter suspended actress Kangana Ranuat’s account, on Tuesday, May 4 morning stating the actor violated Twitter’s rules. The actress had tweeted on May 4 criticizing the […]
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Shamshad Begum is contesting independently after being rejected by BJP. By Arghyadeep Dutta Shamshad Begum, who has supported Congress for the last 35 years, has changed her mind to compete in the Karnataka by-poll elections for MLA, being held on December 5. Now, She is contesting as an independent candidate from Shivajinagar constituency. “Since the […]
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The Lok Sabha election is upon us as political parties use unethical methods to gain votes. By Rohit Chatterjee Bengaluru, April 12, 2019 The Lok Sabha election of 2019 is currently being held in the nation. To win an election, it is necessary to campaign for votes from the citizen. However, many candidates and parties […]
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The Election Commission is trying to make the booths accessible to people with disabilities. By Riya Sethi Bangalore, April 12, 2019 The voting for Lok Sabha 2019 elections for the first phase started on April 11 in 92 seats of the country. People from all over the country are coming forward to cast their vote […]
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