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Karnataka Election Live Updates:No party or candidate shall publish any advertisement in the print media on poll day and one day prior without clearance from the media certification and monitoring committee, the Election Commission said in an advisory ahead of the May 10 voting in Karnataka. Campaign for the Karnataka assembly elections is set to end on Monday. In the advisory to political parties, the poll authority also emphasised on "clean and serious" campaign as electioneering reached feverish pitch for the polls. In a separate letter to editors, the Election Commission (EC) made it clear to them that the Press Council of India's norms for journalistic conduct hold them responsible for all matters, including advertisements, published in their newspapers. "If responsibility is disclaimed, this shall be explicitly stated beforehand," the Commission said in a letter to editors of newspapers in Karnataka. The advisory to political parties stated that advertisements during the silence period -- on the election day and one day prior to the poll day -- will have to be pre-certified by the media certification and monitoring committee (MCMC). "No political party or candidate or any other organisation or person shall publish any advertisement in the print media on poll day and one day prior to poll day unless the contents of political advertisement are got pre-certified by them from the MCMC at the state/district level, as the case may be,” the advisory stated. Show more Show l...

Opposition unity, an imperative to dethrone BJP in 2024 elections: Shettar There was a time when it was Congress versus all political parties but in recent times, it is the BJP versus the rest. A united Opposition then fought the Congress and dislodged it but today, there was a question mark on the unity of the Opposition parties in the absence of which it will be difficult to vote out the BJP, says the former CM June 10, 2023 08:29 pm | Updated 08:53 pm IST - MYSURU Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who quit BJP and joined the Congress before the Assembly elections in Karnataka, said that Opposition unity was vital if the BJP was to be thwarted in the next year’s general elections. He was speaking at a seminar on the 16 th Assembly Elections: Impact, Results and Future Political Repercussions, organised by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Research and Extension Centre, University of Mysore, here on Saturday, June 10. Mr. Shettar said there was a time when it was Congress versus all political parties but in recent times, it is the BJP versus the rest. A united Opposition then fought the Congress and dislodged it but today, there was a question mark on the unity of the Opposition parties in the absence of which it will be difficult to vote out the BJP, Mr. Shettar added. He said the recent inauguration of the new Parliament building was a testimony to it and though many political parties from the Opposition boycotted, it there were many who were ambivalent on their stance. There is ...

Karnataka Assembly Election ECI Results 2023 Counting at results.eci.gov.in, Constituency Wise Karnataka State Election Commission Results, Karnataka Election Chunav 2023 LIVE Updates: The Congress Party has got a shot in the arm ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, with results in Karnataka showing the party leading in 120 seats, clearly above the majority mark of 113. The senior Congress leaders, K Siddaramaih and DK Shivakumar leading from their respective constituencies while several BJP ministers in the incumbent Bommai government are trailing. The big takeaway from the results in Karnataka so far is the BJP has lost singnificant ground in the Lingayat-dominated region where BY Vijyendra, son of BS Yeddyurappa was among those trailing. BJP's richest MLA MTB Nagaraj was trailing from the Hoskote assembly seat. Celebrations have erupted in the Congress Party headquarters in Bengaluru and Delhi. Having learnt its lessons in the past, the party has booked a resort to keep its flock together. Constituency Wise Karnataka Result 2023: Karnataka Election Results 2023 LIVE: 'Siddaramaiah will be the CM...' Members of the transgender community wait for four Karnataka Congress leaders, including Siddaramaiah, outside a counting station in Mysuru to thank and bless them. One of them, Chandni says, "...Siddaramaiah will be the CM and will do well for the transgenders and the poor..." Karnataka Assembly Election Results 2023 LIVE: Is Modi a God? Asks Congress' BK Hariprasad Who i...

A view of the logo of the Election Commission of India at the Nirvachan Sadan (ECI Headquarters) in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the upcoming Karnataka State election on March 29, 2023. The State will go to polls on May 10, and the counting of votes will be taken up on May 13, 2023. Elections will be held in 224 constituencies. The tenure of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on May 24, 2023. The previous assembly elections were held in May 2018. CEC Kumar said Urban apathy is a major concern in Karnataka. While Karnataka polled 72% in 2018, Bangalore constituencies posted around 55% and it continues to come down. EC has reached out to IT firms, colleges, start-ups to increase awareness on voting. “We requested the IT sector in Bengaluru, and an ‘electhon’ will be held to enhance the participation of youth and new voters in the State.” •

• Dr B.Basavaraju, I.A.S., Retd. Parent department Website .gov .in Karnataka State Election Commission is an History and Administration [ ] Karnataka State Election Commission was formed in accordance with powers of Election Commission of India, which was constituted in year 1950 Powers and Responsibilities [ ] Karnataka States Election Commissioner is responsible for the following: • Releasing election schedule. • Issue notification containing guidelines for conducting elections for Municipal Corporations in State. • Conducting elections for Municipal Corporations in State. • Issue notification containing guidelines for conducting elections for conducting elections for Municipal panchayats in State. • Conducting elections for Municipal panchayats in State. • Laying guidelines for persons eligible to contest in elections for Municipal Corporations in State. • Conducting elections for Municipal panchayats in State. • Model code of conduct are following in elections for local bodies. • Updating Electoral rolls with new additions. • Updating Electoral rolls with removals, if any. • Declaration of results of elections held for Municipal Corporations in State. • Declaration of results of elections held for Municipal panchayats in State. • Ordering repoll if needed. • Making arrangements for Statewide polls. • Monitoring poll expenditure for Panchayat polls. • Laying guidelines for issue of opinion polls. • Decision on conducting elections. • Declaring results of local body pol...

BENGALURU: The BJP has filed a defamation complaint against Congress leader The special court exclusively to deal with criminal cases related to elected former and sitting MPs/MLAs has taken cognisance of the offences under Sections 499 (defamation) and 500 (punishment for defamation) of the Indian Penal Code and posted the case for recording the sworn statement on July 27. Summons were ordered to be issued on Tuesday to all the respondents in this regard. The private complaint alleging false claims in advertisements tarnishing the image of the BJP was filed by the party's state secretary S Keshavaprasad on May 9. According to the complaint, the advertisement released by the KPCC in major newspapers on May 5, 2023 in the run-up to the assembly election claiming that the then incumbent BJP government indulged in "40 per cent corruption" and had looted Rs 1.5 lakh crore in the previous four years was "baseless, prejudiced and defamatory".

• Dr B.Basavaraju, I.A.S., Retd. Parent department Website .gov .in Karnataka State Election Commission is an History and Administration [ ] Karnataka State Election Commission was formed in accordance with powers of Election Commission of India, which was constituted in year 1950 Powers and Responsibilities [ ] Karnataka States Election Commissioner is responsible for the following: • Releasing election schedule. • Issue notification containing guidelines for conducting elections for Municipal Corporations in State. • Conducting elections for Municipal Corporations in State. • Issue notification containing guidelines for conducting elections for conducting elections for Municipal panchayats in State. • Conducting elections for Municipal panchayats in State. • Laying guidelines for persons eligible to contest in elections for Municipal Corporations in State. • Conducting elections for Municipal panchayats in State. • Model code of conduct are following in elections for local bodies. • Updating Electoral rolls with new additions. • Updating Electoral rolls with removals, if any. • Declaration of results of elections held for Municipal Corporations in State. • Declaration of results of elections held for Municipal panchayats in State. • Ordering repoll if needed. • Making arrangements for Statewide polls. • Monitoring poll expenditure for Panchayat polls. • Laying guidelines for issue of opinion polls. • Decision on conducting elections. • Declaring results of local body pol...

Opposition unity, an imperative to dethrone BJP in 2024 elections: Shettar There was a time when it was Congress versus all political parties but in recent times, it is the BJP versus the rest. A united Opposition then fought the Congress and dislodged it but today, there was a question mark on the unity of the Opposition parties in the absence of which it will be difficult to vote out the BJP, says the former CM June 10, 2023 08:29 pm | Updated 08:53 pm IST - MYSURU Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who quit BJP and joined the Congress before the Assembly elections in Karnataka, said that Opposition unity was vital if the BJP was to be thwarted in the next year’s general elections. He was speaking at a seminar on the 16 th Assembly Elections: Impact, Results and Future Political Repercussions, organised by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Research and Extension Centre, University of Mysore, here on Saturday, June 10. Mr. Shettar said there was a time when it was Congress versus all political parties but in recent times, it is the BJP versus the rest. A united Opposition then fought the Congress and dislodged it but today, there was a question mark on the unity of the Opposition parties in the absence of which it will be difficult to vote out the BJP, Mr. Shettar added. He said the recent inauguration of the new Parliament building was a testimony to it and though many political parties from the Opposition boycotted, it there were many who were ambivalent on their stance. There is ...

Karnataka Election Live Updates:No party or candidate shall publish any advertisement in the print media on poll day and one day prior without clearance from the media certification and monitoring committee, the Election Commission said in an advisory ahead of the May 10 voting in Karnataka. Campaign for the Karnataka assembly elections is set to end on Monday. In the advisory to political parties, the poll authority also emphasised on "clean and serious" campaign as electioneering reached feverish pitch for the polls. In a separate letter to editors, the Election Commission (EC) made it clear to them that the Press Council of India's norms for journalistic conduct hold them responsible for all matters, including advertisements, published in their newspapers. "If responsibility is disclaimed, this shall be explicitly stated beforehand," the Commission said in a letter to editors of newspapers in Karnataka. The advisory to political parties stated that advertisements during the silence period -- on the election day and one day prior to the poll day -- will have to be pre-certified by the media certification and monitoring committee (MCMC). "No political party or candidate or any other organisation or person shall publish any advertisement in the print media on poll day and one day prior to poll day unless the contents of political advertisement are got pre-certified by them from the MCMC at the state/district level, as the case may be,” the advisory stated. Show more Show l...

A view of the logo of the Election Commission of India at the Nirvachan Sadan (ECI Headquarters) in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the upcoming Karnataka State election on March 29, 2023. The State will go to polls on May 10, and the counting of votes will be taken up on May 13, 2023. Elections will be held in 224 constituencies. The tenure of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on May 24, 2023. The previous assembly elections were held in May 2018. CEC Kumar said Urban apathy is a major concern in Karnataka. While Karnataka polled 72% in 2018, Bangalore constituencies posted around 55% and it continues to come down. EC has reached out to IT firms, colleges, start-ups to increase awareness on voting. “We requested the IT sector in Bengaluru, and an ‘electhon’ will be held to enhance the participation of youth and new voters in the State.” •