Enroll your names in voters list by Nov 20: CEO Sanjeev Kumar
2019 Lok Sabha election
Bengaluru, October 10: As those, who complete 18 years as on January 2019, were eligible for exercising their votes in the forthcoming Lok Sabha election, they should enroll themselves by November 20, said Chief Electoral Officer Sanjeev Kumar.
Speaking to reporters at his office here on Wednesday, Sanjeev Kumar said that except the constituencies where by-elections would be held, the Election Commission has announced the provisional list of voters in all 198 Assembly constituencies in the state which has 4,48,89,191 voters. Now the drafts of the voters lists were announced. Those who want to include their names in the voters lists, should file their applications at the offices of tahsildars in rural areas and revenue office and through online in urban areas, he said.
Final list on Jan 4
Verification would be conducted to certify the personal details and residential address of those who apply for the enrollment. Later, the final list would be announced on January 4, he said.
BBMP limits
The draft copy of the voters list of 28 Assembly constituencies in the BBMP limits has total 89,57,064 voters and the new voters could enroll their names by November 20, BBMP Commissioner Manjunath Prasad said appealing the eligible voters to enroll themselves without fail.
Each Assembly constituency should have average 66 to 68 per cent of voters. But the Yeshwanthpur has 73.99%, KR Puram-72.47%, RR Nagar-69.67% voters. Mahalakshmi Layout, Padmanabha Nagar, Rajajinagar, Jayanagar, Gandhinagar, BTM Layout have less voters. It would be verified and take a decision, he said.
“While enrolling in the voters list from October 10-20, the political parties should appoint their agents in each polling booth to avoid confusions. If it happens, there will be no issues after the announcement of the final voters list”.
- Sanjeev Kumar, Chief Electoral Officer
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
