Fake voters used by BJP Vijayapura MLA Yatnal, says Congress candidate Mushrif; approaches HC
Bengaluru: Abdul Hameed Mushrif, who lost the recent Assembly election as the Congress candidate from Vijayapura constituency, has approached the High Court, asking for a disqualification of BJP legislator Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, alleging that Yatnal won the election using fraud voters.
Addressing reporters in the city on Wednesday, Mushrif also accused Yatnal of indulging in distortion of the voters’ list to win the elections.
“The Congress found fake voters from Chincholi taluk in Kalaburagi district casting vote in favour of Yatnal at polling booths. While our activists got photos of such fraud voters, who were caught red-handed, the police officials took no action in the matter,” the Congress leader said with anger.
Mushrif demanded, “A door-to-door survey be conducted all over Vijayapura constituency. Officers who have abetted such illegal activities that deprived citizens of their voting rights should also be made to face the law.”
He added that he has written to the President of India, Governor, Chief Election Commissioner, Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer, Chief Minister and the District Election Officer to take action in the matter.
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Second PUC results: Life convict clears exam with distinction, DGP lauds effort
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Bengaluru: A life convict lodged in Ballari Central Prison has successfully cleared the second PUC examination.
Ashok Kumar S, who appeared for the examination under prison escort, secured 481 marks out of 600, registering 80.1 percent.
Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Alok Kumar (IPS), shared the development on his official ‘X’ handle, commending the inmate’s achievement.
In his post, he stated that it was heartening to see a life convict score over 80 percent in the examination, adding that the inmate had appeared from Ballari Central Prison under escort.
It’s heartening to see that one of our life convict prisoners Ashok has obtained 80.1% marks in PUC exam. He appeared under Prison escort from Ballari Central Prison for his exams.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) April 9, 2026
Glad to see that Walls of the prison has not subdued his hopes for a better future. pic.twitter.com/Nzlcy076SR
He further noted that the achievement reflected that the “walls of the prison have not subdued his hopes for a better future.”
Alok Kumar in his post also shared the result sheet of Ashok.
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) declared the second PUC results for 2026 on April 9.
A total of 6,32,200 students appeared for the examination across all streams, of whom 5,46,698 passed, recording an overall pass percentage of 86.48 per cent.
