EC orders recounting of postal ballots in Jayanagar where Congress, BJP are neck and neck
Bengaluru, May 13: The Election Commission ordered recounting of postal ballots in Jayanagar constituency in the city where Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy is in close contest with BJP's C K Ramamurthy.
Reddy was leading by 294 votes as she secured 57,591 votes and Ramamurthy 57,297 after counting.
An EC official said the recounting of postal ballots was ordered following an appeal by Ramamurthy.
Congress state president D K Shivakumar and party working president Ramalinga Reddy among other office bearers staged a demonstration in protest against the electoral body's order.
Of the total 224 seats in Karnataka, Jayanagar is the only segment where the result has not yet come out.
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Kasargod: Two-year-old child dies after pista shell gets stuck in throat
Kasargod: A tragic incident occurred in Kumbla, Kasargod, where a two-year-old boy lost his life after a pista shell got stuck in his throat on Saturday evening.
The child, identified as Anas, was the son of Anwar and Mehroofa from Bhaskar Nagar, Kumbla. While eating pistas, a shell became lodged in his throat. The family managed to remove a part of it and rushed him to the hospital.
Upon examination, doctors found no obstruction in the throat and discharged him. However, on Sunday morning, Anas experienced breathing difficulties and was taken back to the hospital, where efforts to save him were unsuccessful.
It is reported that the deceased child's father Anwar, who had returned home for a brief visit, had recently gone back to the Gulf a week ago. Following the tragic news, he has returned to his hometown.
Sources close to the family confirmed the incident.
