Assembly poll: 55% turn out in Jayanagar constituency
Result on June 13
Bengaluru, June 11: The election of the Jayanagar Assembly constituency which was postponed due to the death of BJP candidate Vijay Kumar, was held on Monday with tight police security. Total 55 per cent voters turned out to the polling stations in the capital city. Counting of votes would be held on June 13.
Out of total 3,12,252 voters, only 1,11,689 voters including 56,865 men came out of their comfort zone and exercised their votes, according to the sources of the Election Commission.
Voting started from 7 am at all the 216 polling stations on a slow pace. But by 11 am, only 22 per cent voting was registered and it has reached to 34.5 per cent at 1 pm. At 5 pm, only 51 per cent of voters exercised their votes. But the entire polling was peaceful without any untoward incidents.
Noted personalities cast their votes
Jayanagar constituency is known as an educated extension and noted personalities are residing in the layout. Most of them exercised their votes in the morning standing in long queues. Freedom fighter HS Doreswamy, despite his age-related problems, came in the queue and cast his vote. Nadoja Baraguru Ramachandrappa, senior actor Sundar Raj, his daughter Meghana Raj exercised their votes at booth number 173 at AV Education School at JP Nagar. Actress Tara Anuradha and some of the candidates also cast their votes.
Technical snag in EVM
Because of the technical problem in the EVM at polling booth 216 at Clarence Public School, the voting process started one hour late. But actor ‘Mukyamantri’ Chandru, who came to exercise his vote, returned home saying that he would come later.
Tight security
Total 216 polling booths including five pink polling stations were set up in the constituency and all polling stations were given tight police security. CCTV cameras were installed in sensitive polling stations along with 10 paramilitary forces and 350 police personnel. Apart from these, 10 sector mobile squads were also deputed. As 42 polling stations were identified as sensitive, the police department has taken more care.
Though winning the constituency is a prestigious issue for opposition BJP, Congress which won the RR Nagar assembly constituency, is hoping of cracking the strong fort of the BJP. If the BJP won the constituency, it would increase its tally in the Assembly. So, the BJP has fielded BN Prahlad Babu, brother of Vijay Kumar and Soumya Reddy, daughter of Ramalinga Reddy contested from the Congress. Apart from them, Ravi Krishna Reddy gave a tough contest as an independent candidate. Total 19 candidates were in the fray and the result will be out on June 13.
- Total votes polled: 1,11,689
- Women: 54,824
- Men: 56,865
Result on Wednesday
The counting of votes will be held on Wednesday. The EVMs were stored in the strong room at NMKRV College. The counting of votes will be held from 8 am and by noon, a clear picture will be available.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
