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›Karnataka bypolls: 13.20% turnout in Belgaum LS; 19.48 and 19.30% in Basvakalya and Maski assembly seats till 11 am
Karnataka bypolls: 13.20% turnout in Belgaum LS; 19.48 and 19.30% in Basvakalya and Maski assembly seats till 11 am
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Karnataka bypolls: 13.20% turnout in Belgaum LS; 19.48 and 19.30% in Basvakalya and Maski assembly seats till 11 amPTI
Last Updated: Apr 17, 2021, 01:02 PM IST
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A total of 22,68,038 voters (including service voters) are eligible to cast their votes at 3,197 polling stations in the three constituencies.
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The Belgaum Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka has recorded a voter turnout of 13.20 per cent, while Basavakalyan and Maski assembly segments reported 19.48 and 19.30 per cent respectively during the first four hours of voting for the bypolls, poll officials said on Saturday. Polling began with strict adherence to COVID protocols in all the three constituencies at 7 am and will go on till 7 pm.
Counting of votes on May 2
Mysore/Mysuru: The by-polls to
Belagavi Lok Sabha Constituency and Maski and Basavakalyan Assembly segments began on a brisk note this morning.
The by-election of Belagavi LS seat was necessitated by the death of Suresh Angadi, who was a Union Minister of State for Railways, while the by-poll for Basavakalyan segment in Bidar district was necessitated by the death of sitting Congress MLA B.Narayanrao and that for Maski due to the defection of the then Congress MLA Pratapgouda Patil to the BJP.
The by-poll is taking place even as the country is witnessing a massive spike in COVID-19 infections. However, the polls are being held in accordance with COVID-19 SOPs and all precautionary and safety measures in place.
17 April 2021, 09:15 AM
PM Narendra Modi speaks to Swami Avdheshanand Giri over the telephone, requests that Kumbh Mela 2021 in Haridwar should now only be symbolic in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, now that two shahi snans have concluded.
मैंने प्रार्थना की है कि दो शाही स्नान हो चुके हैं और अब कुंभ को कोरोना के संकट के चलते प्रतीकात्मक ही रखा जाए। इससे इस संकट से लड़ाई को एक ताकत मिलेगी। @AvdheshanandG
Swami Avdheshanand Giri, Acharya Mahamandleshwar, Juna Akhara: We respect Prime Minister s appeal. I request the people to not come for snan in large numbers, in view of COVID-19 situation.
माननीय प्रधानमंत्री जी के आह्वान का हम सम्मान करते हैं ! स�