Voter Turnout: Bangalore North Parliament constituency

Up until 1 p.m on Thursday, 29.69 percent of the electorate turned up to vote in the Bengaluru North Parliamentary constituency. A few voters, after casting their votes, talked to the NewsNet team about  issues which they felt were the most pertinent in this election season. Priyanka, a 19-year-old first time voter from Bengaluru North […]

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Poll checkposts waste our time, don’t catch culprits: Citizens

Karnataka has 1,837 teams to keep vigil People in Bengaluru are annoyed with officials manning election checkposts for hindering traffic and stopping them. Ahead of Lok Sabha elections on April 18, election authorities have set up several checkposts in Bengaluru Urban district to keep a strict vigil against illegal activities and violation of the Model Code of […]

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Is Bangalore Central Ready for a ‘One Man Army’?

Prakash seeks no extra support by major political parties and says he doesn’t need a party to win the elections By Jignasa Sinha Bangalore, April 11, 2019 Prakash Raj is contesting independently from the Bangalore Central constituency. He says he doesn’t want any support from national parties other than Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He says, […]

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Election Duty Takes a Toll on Government Offices

Government offices in the city are facing a lack of workforce as most of the officials have gone for election duty training. Bangalore, April 11, 2019: As the Lok Sabha elections have begun today, Several government officials are on election duty training. This has affected the consumers who come to the offices to get their […]

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Ugly side of elections makes citizens angry

By Pranay Prakash 10 April, 2019. With Lok Sabha elections around the corner, citizens are complaining about what they call a flawed voting process. Things need to change after the elections. A few people The Observer spoke with also complained about the various poll malpractices they have observed. Arijit Das, a software engineer who lives […]

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