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Gulbarga district records 55.42 per cent polling

Saturday, 09 March 2013 09:21 administrator
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The Hindu                      09.03.2013

Gulbarga district records 55.42 per cent polling

Special Correspondent 

Gulbarga witnesses lowest turnout, Jewargi highest

The district recorded 55.42 per cent polling in the elections to the urban local bodies that were held on Thursday.

As per the final figures, Gulbarga saw the lowest turnout (51.41 per cent), followed by Shahbad (57.13 per cent), while the highest was recorded in Jewargi (71.55 per cent).

Sources said that the turnout in Aland was 68.73 per cent. Elections to the Aland Town Municipal Council saw an intense competition between the Janata Dal (Secular) and the Karnataka Janata Paksha. Sedam registered the second highest percentage in the district at 70.32. The turnout for elections to the Afzalpur Town Panchayat was 67.29 per cent, and for Chincholi, 65.52 per cent. In Chittapur, it was 61.96 per cent.

The polling percentages in Gulbarga and Shahbad came as a surprise in political circles here. Even the Muslim-dominated wards in the city, which usually record a high polling percentage, saw a turnout as low as 35 per cent.

As per present indications, no political party will get an absolute majority in the Gulbarga City Corporation council. The votes will be counted on March 11, and the results will be announced by 1 p.m.

 

72 per cent voting in Chitradurga

Saturday, 09 March 2013 09:20 administrator
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The Hindu                      09.03.2013

72 per cent voting in Chitradurga

Staff Correspondent 

The district recorded 72.48 per cent polling in the six urban local body elections held on Thursday.

In a press release issued here on Friday, Deputy Commissioner V.P. Ikkeri said that polling for the 35 wards of the city municipal council here stood at 68.83 per cent. In Challakere, 28,263 of the 36,250 voters exercised their franchise, 77.97 per cent. In Hiriyur, the voting percentage was 71.46 with 25,933 of the 36,290 voters casting their votes.

In Hosadurga, 72.07 per cent voting was recorded with 14,433 of the 20,027 citizens exercised their franchise. In Holalkere, 7,989 of the 9,789 people cast their votes, 81.68 per cent.

Molakalmur recorded 82.51 per cent voting with 9,679 of the 11,730 voters exercising their franchise.

 

Bellary records 71 per cent polling

Saturday, 09 March 2013 09:17 administrator
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The Hindu                      09.03.2013

Bellary records 71 per cent polling

GEARING UP:Amlan Aditya Biswas (right), Deputy Commissioner and district Election Officer, giving instructions to officials about counting of votes in Bellary on Friday.
GEARING UP:Amlan Aditya Biswas (right), Deputy Commissioner and district Election Officer, giving instructions to officials about counting of votes in Bellary on Friday.

Bellary district recorded 71.58 polling in Thursday’s elections to the 10 urban local bodies, with 3.71 lakh out of the 5.19 lakh electorate exercising their franchise.

The highest polling of 80.95 per cent was recorded in Tekkalakota in Siruguppa taluk, while Bellary city recorded the least with 67.44 per cent polling. In Kamalapur Town Panchayat, 80.92 per cent voting was recorded, followed by Kudligi Town Panchayat with 79.92 per cent, Kottur Town Panchayat with 77.84 per cent, Hadagali Town Municipal Council with 76.11 per cent, Sandur Town Municipal Council with 76.28 per cent, Siruguppa Town Municipal Council with 75.89 per cent, Kampli Town Municipal Council with 75.46 and Hospet City Municipal Council with 71.84. Counting of votes will be on March 11. District Election Officer Amlan Aditya Biswas visited the Government Polytechnic here on Friday and inspected the arrangements being made for the counting. He gave directions to the officials concerned about counting.

 
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