D.K. getting ready for the festival of Democracy
Countdown for voting exercise.
Mangaluru, May 11: Every five year people get an opportunity to elect their “Servants”. Both Loksabha and Assembly elections are a proof of this carnival. DK district too, is getting ready for this celebration with fun and fervor tomorrow.
The District Administration has ensured all arrangements for peaceful polling
For the last one month leaders and workers of political parties have campaigned through door to door visits and public rallies. Now it is the turn of the voters to cast their votes. However candidates and party workers are pursuing last minute campaign to persuade the voters to vote in their favor
D.K. 17,11,848 voters to decide the fate of 58 candidates
D.K district has eight constituencies and 17,11,848 voters will decide the fate of 58 candidates who remain in the fray.
Constituency wise details of the candidates in the Fray
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Belthangady (6 Candidates)
K.Vasantha Bangera (Congress)
Sumathi.S. Hegde (JDS)
Harish Punja (BJP)
Venkatesh Bhende (Independent)
Jagannatha (MEP)
Syed Hussain ( Independent)
Mudabidre (7 Candidates)
K.Abhaychandra (Congress)
Umanath A. Kotyan (BJP)
Jivan Krishna Shetty (JDS)
K.Yadav Shetty (CPI (M)
Ashwin Jossy Perrira( Independent)
Reena pinto( Independent)
Abdul Rahiman (MEP)
Mangalore North (7 Candidates)
Suresh. B. Salyan ( A.B.H.M.S)
Moideen Bava ( Congress)
Dr. Y. Bharath Shetty (BJP)
Muneer Katipalla (CPI(M)
P.M. Ahmed (MEP)
Supreeth Kumar pujari ( Lok Avaaz Dal)
Maxim Pinto ( Independent)
Mangalore South (11 Candidates)
J.R.Lobo (Congress)
Sunil Kumar Bajal( CPI(M)
D.Vedavyas Kamath (BJP)
Reena Pinto ( Independent)
Madan . M.C. ( Independent)
Srikara prabhu ( Independent)
Supreeth Kumar Pujari (Independent)
Ratnakara Suvarna (JDS)
Muhmmad Khalid(Independent)
Muhammad Iqbal (MEP)
Dharmendra (ABHMS)
Mangalore (5 Candidates)
Nithin kuttar (CPI(M)
Santosh kumar Rai (BJP)
U.T.Khader( Congress)
Ashraf ( JDS)
Usman (MEP)
Bantwal (5 Candidates)
B.Ramanatha Rai ( Congress)
Rajesh Nayak (BJP)
Ibrahim Kailar (Independent)
Balakrishna pujari ( Lok Avaz Dal)
Shamir ( MEP)
Puttur (11 Candidates)
Shakuntala T. Shetty ( Congress)
Sanjeeva Matandur( BJP)
Shekhar. B. (Praja Parivartan Party)
Sheshappa Rao ( Samanya Janatha Party)
I.C. Kailas (JDS)
Abdul Basheer budiyar (Independent)
Shabana.S. Sheikh(MEP)
Majid ( UJD)
Vidyashree (Independent)
B.N.Chethan Kumar (Independent)
Amarnath . B.K.( Independent)
Sullia (6 Candidates)
Angara. S. (BJP)
Dr. B. Raghu (Congress)
Sanjiv babu Rao Kurandvad (independent)
Sundara .K.( Independent)
raghu (BSP)
Chandrashekhara. K. (Independent)
No campaigning near polling booth
On the day of polling campaigning is prohibited within the raius of 100 metres from the polling station. The candidates are permitted to set up booths beyond 200 metre. The booth may contain a table, two chairs and a banner of the Size of 1.5’x3’. The DC. Shashikanth Senthil has clarified that permission should be sought from local bodies for setting up booths.
Counting at MGC HP/junior college , Bondel
Soon after the polling all the EVM/VPAT and other electoral documents will be brought to specified room and will be sealed. CRPF will take over the security of the centre.
The contestant candidates or the agents from every constituency are allowed to follow the vehicle carrying the records to the counting station. They are also allowed to be present while sealing the room. They can also sign on the seal.
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Bombay High Court strikes down Centre's plan to set up Fact-Check Unit
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has struck down the central government's plan to establish a fact-checking unit (FCU) under the Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2023. The decision comes in response to a petition filed by standup comedian Kunal Kamra, challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre's move.
Justice A.S. Chandurkar, delivering the final verdict, declared that the proposed IT Amendment Rules violated key provisions of the Indian Constitution, namely Articles 14 (right to equality), 19 (freedom of speech and expression), and 19(1)(g) (right to profession).
“I have considered the matter extensively. The impugned rules are violative of Articles 14, 19, and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India,” Justice Chandurkar said in his judgment. He further remarked that terms like "fake, false, and misleading" in the IT Rules were "vague" and lacked a clear definition, making them unconstitutional.
This judgment followed a split verdict issued by a division bench of the Bombay High Court in January. The bench, consisting of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale, was divided in their opinions. While Justice Patel ruled that the IT Rules amounted to censorship and struck them down, Justice Gokhale upheld the rules, arguing that they did not pose a "chilling effect" on free speech, as the petitioners had claimed.
The matter was then referred to a third judge, leading to today's decision. The Supreme Court had previously stayed the Centre's notification that would have made the fact-checking unit operational, stating that the government could not proceed until the Bombay High Court ruled on the case.
Kunal Kamra and other petitioners had argued that the amendments posed unreasonable restrictions on freedom of speech and expression. They contended that the provisions would lead to government-led censorship, effectively granting the government unchecked powers to determine what constitutes 'truth' online. The petitioners further claimed that such powers would turn the government into "prosecutor, judge, and executioner" in matters of online content.
With the Bombay High Court’s ruling, the Centre's move to create fact-checking units has been effectively halted, reaffirming the importance of protecting freedom of speech and expression in the digital space.
