Dummy candidates with same names as real ones fielded to confuse voters; Reports
Bengaluru: As elections near in Karnataka, a concerning development has emerged., with dummy candidates with the same names as real candidates being fielded in a bid to confuse voters. A total of 389 candidates are in the running for 28 assembly constituencies in Bengaluru, but most of them are not real contestants, according to a report by deccanherald.com.
Yelahanka has the highest number of candidates, with 20 in the fray, while Shantinagar and CV Raman Nagar constituencies have 10 candidates each.
Among those in the running in Yelahanka, four candidates share the name "munegowda," including a candidate from JD(S). Similarly, two candidates named "Vishwanath '' are contesting, including BJP's SR Vishwanath. Political parties are said to field candidates of the same name to create confusion among voters.
In Rajajinagar and Byatarayanapura, 18 and 17 candidates are respectively in the fray. In Rajajinagar, the Congress candidate is named Puttanna, but another candidate with the same name is also in the running. In Byatarayanapura, candidates from unknown political parties are contesting, except for Congress, BJP, and JD(S).
Congress candidate Soumya Reddy is also facing a challenge from an independent candidate with the same name in Jayanagar. In Vijayanagar, three other candidates share a name with the BJP candidate, while four others named Sridhar are contesting against the BJP's K R Sridhar in BTM Layout.
On average, there are 12 to 14 candidates in each constituency, and independents have been fielded in many places to ensure that the votes of the strongest candidates are distributed, according to the report.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
