55% polling in Bengaluru's Jayanagar Assembly seat
Bengaluru, June 11: Around 55 per cent voting was recorded on Monday in Bengaluru's Jayanagar Assembly constituency where polling had been countermanded during the May 12 assembly elections due to a candidate's death, an election official said.
"Over 55 per cent voting had been registered in all the 216 polling stations till 6 p.m. The polling percentage is likely to go up by a minute fraction as few voters were still in queues after gates were closed at 6 p.m.," Returning Officer Mamatha told IANS here.
The constituency has a total of 312,252 registered voters.
"A total of 111,689 electorate, including 56,865 men and 54,824 women, have cast their ballots," she said.
Polling, which began at 7 a.m. started on a brisk note and progressed moderately registering 10 per cent voting till 9 a.m., 34 per cent till 1 p.m., and then 42 per cent by 3 p.m.
Noted Kannada writer Baraguru Ramachandrappa and yesteryear Kannada actress Bharathi Vishnuvardhan were among the early voters in the constituency, located in the city's upscale southern suburbs.
Polling in the seat was countermanded following the death of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) contestant B.N. Vijaya Kumar on May 4.
The BJP nominated Kumar's younger brother B.N. Prahlad as its candidate.
Withdrawal of Janata Dal-Secular's (JD-S) contestant Kalegowda from the fray on June 5 in support of the Congress nominee Sowmya Reddy, has made the electoral battle a straight contest between the two parties.
In all, 19 candidates, including nine Independents were in the fray. The other woman candidate in the contest is Nayeema Khanum of the Praja Raita Raajya Paksha.
Votes will be counted on Wednesday.
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Over 30 people hospitalised after consuming food at wedding in UP
Barabanki (UP) (PTI): More than 30 people, including children and the elderly, were hospitalised due to suspected food poisoning after consuming non-vegetarian dishes at a wedding ceremony here, officials said on Sunday.
The incident occurred on Saturday evening in Lalapur locality of the Dewa area during the wedding of Mohammad Nazim, a resident of Khijna village.
According to health officials, guests began complaining of severe abdominal pain and vomiting around half an hour after consuming various non-vegetarian dishes served at the event.
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Awadhesh Yadav, who reached the spot to oversee the treatment, said an ambulance was rushed to the village upon receiving information from locals.
All those affected were initially admitted to the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Dewa.
While many are being treated at the CHC, six people have been referred to the District Hospital for further treatment.
"Treatment is being provided to all affected individuals. Some have been discharged after their condition was stabilised. The health department is conducting a thorough investigation into the food poisoning to ascertain the exact cause," Yadav said.
Officials have collected food samples for testing.
