Karnataka elections 2023: Amid intense ballot actions in Karnataka Assembly election, a bizarre incident befell which baffled ballot observers on Wednesday. An impartial candidate Yankappa paid his deposit money of Rs 10,000 entirely in one rupee coins whereas submitting his nomination from Yadgir constituency of Karnataka. He collected the coins from individuals throughout the constituency, to contest the Karnataka meeting election.
Poll battle
As the voting date is approaching in Karnataka, political events stepped up their ballot campaigns to woo voters in the southern state. The rulling BJP is making efforts to retain energy in the state using the crest of the recognition of PM Narendra Modi, whereas Congress is anticipating electoral fortune banking on anti-incumbency and a sequence of corruption-related circumstances in opposition to the leaders belonging to the ruling social gathering.
Important dates
The final date for making nominations is April 20. The papers shall be scrutinised on April 21 and the final date of withdrawal of candidature is April 24. Of the overall 224 constituencies, 36 seats have been reserved for Scheduled Castes and 15 for Scheduled Tribes. The counting of votes is on May 13. The state has 5.24 crore voters and 58,282 polling stations. The election to the 224-member meeting shall be held on May 10.
EC in motion mode
The Election Commission ordered the switch of 10 police personnel, together with a deputy commissioner of police (DCP), for “stricter enforcement of ballot code and clean conduct” of the May 10 meeting polls in Karnataka, sources in the ballot panel mentioned on Monday. Those transferred included the DCP (North) Bengaluru, the ACP of Yeshwanthpur and Bengaluru, and 4 police inspectors — one every from Raja Rajeshwari Nagar, Yeshwanthpur, Nandini Layout police station and Rajagopal Nagar police stations.
Sources mentioned the officers being transferred have been posted on the behest of a state minister and it was felt that their elimination will assist in “stricter enforcement and clean conduct” of the May 10 polls.
“Per se, there was no grievance. EC took the choice for higher conduct of polls,” a functionary mentioned.
Following clashes between BJP and Congress employees in Surpur Yadgir earlier this month, the EC additionally ordered the switch of native DSP and one circle inspector for his or her inept dealing with of the state of affairs.
One DSP and a circle inspector of Devadurga in Raichur district are additionally being changed amid studies of “intimidation” to contesting candidates and “hinderance” to electioneering in their jurisdiction, they mentioned.
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