More than 70 per cent voting: Sanjeev Kumar
State Assembly Election
Bengaluru, May 12: In the election held for 222 assembly constituencies in the state on Saturday, more than 70 per cent voting was registered, said State Chief Election Officer Sanjeev Kumar.
Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha here on Saturday evening, Sanjeev Kumar said that barring some minor incidents, the polling was peaceful across the state. Interestingly, youth, women and senior citizens turned to the polling stations in more number. All departments have cooperated well with the Election Commission. He would thank all the nodal officers, para-military forces, police personnel, and election officers deputed for election related works. The election was peaceful because of the guidance of the Central Election Commission, he said.
There were reports that VVPATs were not working properly in some places. Total 212 ballot units, 340 control units and 698 VV PATs have failed to function and they were replaced immediately. More than 600 engineers of BEL have taken care of the EVMs, he said.
Because of the technical problem in the serial number 9 of EVM at polling station-2 at Lottegollahalli polling station in Hebbala constituency, it was decided to conduct re-election in that polling station on May 14 from 7 am to 6 pm. Those who have exercised their votes in that polling station should vote once again, he said.
Preparations are on for conducting elections in Jayanagar and RR Nagar constituencies where election was not held on Saturday. The counting of votes of all 222 constituencies would be conducted on May 15 and the result would also be announced on the same day, he said.
Related to election malpractices, total 40,000 FIR were registered in the state. A sum of Rs 182 crore worth cash, gold and silver ornaments, liquor and other materials were seized. Total 600 pink polling stations were set up for women and 26 were set up for physically challenged voters in the state, he said.
The allegation of Brijesh Kalappa that whichever the button is pressed in the EVM at a polling station at RMV Second Stage was going to BJP was far from truth. Such problem was cropped up only at Lottegollahalli polling station. Apart from this incident, no such incidents were reported from any parts of the state, he said.
Percentage of voting in state
Belagavi- 71%
Bagalkote- 68%
Vijayapura- 63%
Kalaburgi- 56%
Bidar- 59%
Raichur- 61%
Koppal- 70%
Gadag- 68%
Dharwad- 66%
Uttara Kannada- 71%
Haveri- 76%
Ballari – 66%
Chitradurga- 76%
Davangere- 70%
Shivamogga – 73%
Udupi- 75%
Chikmagaluru- 70%
Tumakuru-73%
Chikballapura- 79%
Kolar- 77%
Bengaluru Rural – 76%
Ramanagar- 80%
Mandya- 78%
Hassan- 77%
Dakshina Kannada-73%
Kodagu- 69%
Mysuru- 68%
Chamarajnagar- 78%
Yadagiri- 60%
Bengaluru Central- 51%
Bengaluru North- 49%
Bengaluru South- 49%
Bengaluru Urban- 51%
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At least 2 dead and 12 missing after fishing boat sinks off South Korea's Jeju island
Seoul(AP): A fishing boat capsized and sank off the coast of South Korea's Jeju island Friday, leaving at least two people dead and 12 others unaccounted for, coast guard officials said.
Nearby fishing vessels managed to pull 15 crew members out of the water, but two of them were later pronounced dead after being brought to shore. The other 13 did not sustain life-threatening injuries, said Kim Han-na, an official at Jeju's coast guard.
She said 27 crew members – 16 South Korean nationals and 11 foreigners – were on the 129-ton boat, which left Jeju's Seogwipo port late Thursday to catch mackerel. The coast guard received a distress signal at around 4:30 a.m. Friday from a nearby fishing vessel that conducted rescue efforts as the boat sank 24 kilometers (15 miles) northwest of the island.
At least 11 vessels and nine aircraft from South Korea's coast guard, police, fire service and military were deployed as of Friday morning to search for survivors. They were being assisted by 13 civilian vessels.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol called for officials to mobilize all available resources to find and rescue the missing crew members, his office said.
