16,97,417 voters in Dakshina Kannada for Lok Sabha Elections: DC Senthil
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sasikant Senthil on Monday organised a press conference at his office and informed the media persons that there is a rise of whopping 1,33,303 voters in the list compared to previous election.
“The total electorate in the district as per finally published E-rolls on 16-01-2019 is 16,97,417 compared to 15,64,114 in 2014” Senthil added.
He further informed that over 21,292 electors are in the age group of 18 to 19 years constitute 1.25% of total electors.
“The commission also allowed enrollment of transgender persons under gender “Others” in the electoral rolls since 2012. The number of electors enrolled as “Others” gender is 99” he further added.
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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
