Mysuru, May 30 (DHNS): Chief Minister Siddaramaiah exercised his franchise for the gram panchayat polls at his native village, Siddarmanahundi, on Friday.
His response to the booth officer, who sought identification card from him, “I am my own identification”, drew bursts of laughter. He also told the official that he hailed from the same village and his name was listed, with picture, in the voter’s list. The official who verified the identity, then allowed the CM to vote. More than 13,300 candidates are in the fray for GP polls in Mysuru district. The district administration put the voters’turnout at 85 per cent. The polling was by and large peaceful.
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A polling officer was changed following complaints of misbehaviour at a booth in Arsikere taluk. The officer Shivakumaraswamy at polling booth 143 at Hariharapura is alleged to have misbehaved with the voters and was also loafing around the polling centre.
Bantwal: Voter dies at polling booth after exercising franchise
Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (SP)
Bantwal, May 30: A voter from Poyyagadde in Kanyana village in the taluk breathed his last at a polling booth in his village on Friday may 29.
Abdulla (50), son of Pakru Beary from Poyyagadde had arrived at the polling booth located in the government PU college at Kanyana on Friday evening. After casting his vote, he collapsed to the ground. Arrangements were made to admit him into a private hospital at Vittal, but it transpired that he had breathed his last before reaching the hospital. It is gathered that he suffered cardiac arrest.
Abdulla has left behind wife, four sons, and two daughters.