Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts are set for the bypoll for the Karnataka Legislative Council, representing the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Local Authorities' Constituency. Voting will take place on October 21, from 8 AM to 4 PM, at 392 polling booths across these coastal districts. A total of 6,032 elected representatives are eligible to cast their votes.
Candidates competing in this election include Kishore BR (BJP), Raju Poojary (Congress), Anwar Sadath S (SDPI), and Dinakar Ullal (Independent), said Deputy Commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP. To ensure smooth conduct of the bypoll, 470 officials, including returning officers, assistant returning officers, and micro observers, have been appointed across the 392 polling stations.
Votes will be counted at St. Aloysius PU College in Mangaluru on October 24. In Dakshina Kannada, 3,263 elected representatives from 223 gram panchayats, 65 from the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC), 64 from two city municipalities, 74 from three town municipalities, and 86 from five town panchayats are eligible to vote. Udupi has 2,355 representatives from 153 gram panchayats, 36 from Udupi City Municipality, 72 from three town municipalities, and 17 from one town panchayat.
In terms of voter demographics, Dakshina Kannada has 3,552 voters, comprising 1,710 men and 1,842 women. Udupi has 2,480 voters, including 1,195 men and 1,285 women. The highest number of polling stations in Dakshina Kannada is located in Belthangady taluk, with 49 booths, while Hebri taluk in Udupi has the least, with only nine. Some booths in Madappady and Konaje panchayats have as few as five voters each. Bantwal taluk, with 793 elected representatives, has the largest voting population, the Deputy Commissioner reported.
To maintain a fair election, prohibitory orders will be in effect within 100 meters of all polling stations, as stated by Udupi Deputy Commissioner Vidya Kumari K. Gatherings of more than five people near polling places will be prohibited, and activities such as processions, meetings, and carrying weapons will not be allowed. However, these restrictions will not apply to funeral services, weddings, and religious processions, provided that the model code of conduct is respected during such events, the Deputy Commissioner added.
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