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All 111 voters cast their ballot in Banjarumale.

Banjarumale hamlet in K’taka records 100% voting

April 26, 2024, 06:58 PM - 2 min read

This hamlet has 111 voters and each one of them turned up at the only polling booth.

K'taka sees voter turnout over 50% in 14 LS seats

April 26, 2024, 04:34 PM - 2 min read

According to election officials, the voter percentage till 3 PM was about 50.93 per cent. The voting that began at 7am, will end by 6 pm.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Shashi Tharoor, and Rajeev Chandrashekar.

Politicians, Actors, prominent personalities cast their vote in Phase 2 of LS polls

April 26, 2024, 04:13 PM - 2 min read

Besides them, Congress stalwart A K Antony, KPCC president K Sudhakaran, LDF convener E P Jayarajan, and CPI(M)'s Thomas Isaac also came in the morning to exercise their democratic right.

NDA candidate HD Kumaraswamy and his wife Anitha cast vote

Cong inducing voters through ‘guarantee cards’, alleges ex-CM Kumaraswamy

April 26, 2024, 03:39 PM - 2 min read

Allegations of inducing voters have surfaced against the Congress from Bangalore Rural segment

Free butter dosa for voters in Bengaluru

April 26, 2024, 03:15 PM - 2 min read

Citing that in the previous Lok Sabha polls, the voter turnout in Bengaluru was only 54% (much below average), BBHA President PC Rao said that though the city had a good number of educated and young voters, it had posted "very less percentage".

Bengaluru votes in heat wave-like situation

April 26, 2024, 02:50 PM - 2 min read

A Prasad, a scientist at IMD Bengaluru, speaking on the condition, stated, "Although the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has not included Bengaluru in the list of heat wave affected areas, the city does satisfy one of the heat wave conditions – the departure from normal temperatures by at least 4.5 degrees."

The second phase of Lok Sabha elections witnessed the active participation of renowned tech entrepreneur and Infosys co-founder, Narayana Murthy accompanied by his wife Sudha Murthy at the BES polling station in Bengaluru.

Infosys founder Narayana Murty and wife Sudha Murty exercise voting rights in Bengaluru

April 26, 2024, 10:46 AM - 2 min read

Sudha Murty, a celebrated author and philanthropist in her own right said, "I want to tell everyone don't sit at home, come out and vote, choose your leader. I always feel that urban people vote less as compared to those in rural areas. I request youngsters to come out and vote."

A total of 88 constituencies go to Lok Sabha polls.

South updates: Kerala, Karnataka votes in Phase 2 of LS polls

April 25, 2024, 11:07 PM - 2 min read

A total of 88 parliamentary constituencies go to Lok Sabha polls.

Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy files nomination for Pulivendula seat

April 25, 2024, 05:19 PM - 2 min read

"Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy filed his nomination papers in Pulivendula, and officially submitted his candidacy to the Pulivendula Returning Officer," said a press release.

Transgender in Bengaluru takes voting responsibility earnestly

April 25, 2024, 01:39 PM - 2 min read

"Our community probably has the highest voting percentage, nearly 99%. We take our responsibility very seriously. You don't get to see that because most of our votes are counted as male. But trust me, we are all aware that voting is a powerful opportunity for us," said Kumbar, pulling out the voter identity card that establishes her as male.

Surjewala in a press breifing comes up with an empty steel vessel showing BJP didn't give anything to Karnataka. Image X.

Congress Leader Surjewala slams BJP, calls development in Karnataka an "Empty Vessel"

April 25, 2024, 10:27 AM - 2 min read

In a scathing critique of the BJP-led Centre's approach to development in Karnataka, Randeep Singh Surjewala, the AICC general secretary and Karnataka in-charge, compared it to an "empty vessel," alleging that it had failed to fulfil its promises to the state.