‘‘Outsiders’ need to go out of constituencies after May 10’
Returning Officer Sasikanth Senthil
Mangaluru, May 6: Before 48 hours of closing all voting process, which means, after May 10, 6 pm, all outsiders including star campaigners, workers and party leaders should not be in any constituencies, said Returning Officer Sasikanth Senthil.
Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, Senthil said that all owners of all hotels, community halls and lodges were clearly directed not to provide lodging facility for any of the ‘outsiders’ in any constituency in the district. If anybody found staying inside the constituency violating the direction, would be sent outside, said Sentil, who is also the deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district.
The district administration has made all preparations for the election to be held on May 12. As per the direction of the Election Commission, all voters, political parties and candidates should follow the norms and it was informed to the agents of all candidates, he said.
Appointment of polling agents
Mock polling would be conducted in all 1858 polling booths before the actual polling starts on May 12. So, all polling agents should be present in polling stations by 5.45 am and be there till the end of voting process. Candidates could appoint their agents and provide the appointment orders in Form 10 to respective officers of the polling stations, he said.
Total 517 sensitive polling stations were identified in the district in which, web casting, CPMF deployment, videography and micro observers were appointed, he said.
Exit poll survey
Before 48 hours of the closing of election process, the Election Commission has banned all exit poll surveys. Following this, political parties, candidates and their supporters should get the permission from the district and state level MCMC committee and get the permission for the advertisements to be given on May 11 and 12, which means, by May 9, they have to submit two sets of advertisements should be submitted to Chief Election Officer, 2nd Floor, East Part, Treasury Bhavan, Race Course Road, Bengaluru with all information and publish them, he said.
It is also banned campaigning within the radius of 100 mt of the polling station on May 12. The political parties could set up candidates booths after 200 mts of polling station and they could use one table, two chairs and 1.5 ft banner. But before setting up of such booths, they should get permission from gram panchayat or local bodies, he said.
A candidate could get permission to use total three vehicles including one for the candidate, one for agent and another for party workers, he said.
In all polling stations, a facility would be provided with the booth level officer would help the voters to get their voter ID number with the help of alphabetical list of voters, he said.
Prohibitory order
In order to conduct the election in a smooth way, prohibitory order was imposed under Section 144 to avoid illegal assembly, conducting public programme, taking out procession and public campaigning before 48 hours of voting, he said.
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#Mossad trending on ‘X’ since Iranian President’s death in chopper crash; Here’s why
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was considered a potential successor to the supreme leader, died in a helicopter crash in northern Iran, state media reported on Monday. He was 63.
The tragic incident occurred amidst heightened tensions in the Middle East, particularly due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Last month, under the directive of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Raisi had overseen an unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel, further escalating regional unrest.
Social media buzzed with speculation following the news of the crash. On the microblogging platform ‘X’, the hashtag #Mossad trended as netizens speculated that the Israeli intelligence agency was behind the mishap. One user commented, “It’s never an accident,” reflecting widespread suspicions.
President Raisi was returning from a ceremony to open a dam on Iran’s border with Azerbaijan when the helicopter crashed. He had been in Azerbaijan earlier on May 19 to inaugurate the dam alongside Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev. Raisi’s death was confirmed in a statement by Vice President Mohsen Mansouri and on state television, according to Reuters.
The helicopter crash follows recent escalations in the region. Iran had launched a deluge of drones and missiles on Israel in response to a suspected Israeli strike that killed top Iranian officials in Syria, deepening the conflict between the two countries.
