Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Apr 17: Udupi happens to be the only district in Karnataka to undergo two-phased polling. The district administration has made elaborate arrangements to hold both phases of polling successfully.

There have been cases in the past, in which assembly segments in different districts falling within different Lok Sabha constituency like in Udupi. However, this district happens to be the only one in the state where polling will take place in two phases. Polling for Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha constituency will take place on April 18 while for Shivamogga Lok Sabha constituency under which Byndoor assembly constituency falls, voting will take place on April 23.

For Udupi-Chikkamagaluru constituency, Udupi district deputy commissioner is the electoral officer while for Shivamogga constituency, deputy commissioner of that district is the electoral officer. But electronic voting machines, VVPAT , staff, vehicles, police etc are being provided by Udupi district administration. Permission for campaigning has to be obtained from the Byndoor electoral officer within that constituency.

Sindhu Rupesh, who heads Udupi district Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation programme (SVEEP), said that SVEEP programmes will go on till April 22 as election will continue till April 23. She said that different plans have been drawn up for the programmes for Byndoor constituency in the district separately.