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Verification by BBMP officials.
Governance

Final but not foolproof: Errors continue to appear in electoral rolls

January 20, 2023 Bhanu Sridharan

Commander PG Bhat, a voter reforms activist, says most of the errors could be corrected if the Election Commission simply rectified their software.

The Polling officer administering indelible ink on the finger of a woman voter at a polling booth in PSBB School, Chennai Central Constituency, Tamil Nadu during the 5th phase of General Election-2009 on May 13, 2009.
Governance

Illegal voter data collection: Frontline workers of election management

December 22, 2022 Bhanu Sridharan

Lists of BLOs, their supervisors, and the EROs published on the website of CEO-Karnataka did not match the latest lists published by the BBMP.

A snapshot of BBMP Commissioner Tushar Girinath convening a traffic meeting
Civic

HC orders BBMP elections by Dec 31, but reservation issue yet to be resolved

October 17, 2022 Pragathi Ravi

High court orders state govt to hold BBMP elections by year end, but controversy over ward delimitation and reservation persists.

Health

COVID precautions for Rajarajeshwari Nagar bypolls

November 3, 2020 Rishabh Shrivastava

As Rajarajeshwari Nagar goes into bypolls today, here is a summary of the COVID precautions that are being implemented in polling booths.

Governance

Yeshvanthapura by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

December 2, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

S T Somashekar, who had become the Congress MLA from Yeshvanthapura in 2018, is now back as the BJP candidate. His rivals here are T N Javarayi Gowda of the JD(S) and P Nagaraj of the Congress

Governance

This by-election, ask questions to the ex-MLAs who are back for your vote

December 2, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Four assembly constituencies in Bengaluru are going into the bypolls this week. And in three of them, disqualified MLAs are contesting again, albeit from a different party

Governance

Mahalakshmi Layout by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

December 2, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

K Gopalaiah, the JD(S) candidate who was elected in the 2018 election, is now back as the BJP candidate. He will face off against corporator M Shivaraju (INC) and chartered accountant Dr Girish K Nashi (JD(S))

Governance

K R Puram by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

December 1, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

Basavaraj Byrathi, who was elected from the Congress here in the 2018 assembly election, is returning as the BJP candidate. M Narayanaswamy, an MLC, is the Congress candidate

Governance

Shivajinagar by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

November 30, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

In Shivajinagar constituency, MLC Rizwan Arshad from Congress will face off against M Saravana, an ex-corporator fielded by BJP. JD(S) national spokesperson Tanveer Ahmed as well as Vatal Nagaraj are also contesting from here

Governance

Voter roll revision for 2020: How to enrol, verify or update your details

September 27, 2019 Ekta Sawant

This Lok Sabha election, thousands of Bengalureans couldn’t vote due to errors in the electoral rolls. The Election Commission is now holding a drive to update the roll and enlist new voters. Here’s a guide on the process

Governance

Bengaluru’s new ‘citizens’ party’ offers hope, but can it win BBMP elections?

September 26, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Last Sunday, a group of active citizens launched the Bengaluru NavaNirmana Party (BNP), aiming to improve the city’s governance. The party offers hope, yet faces several hurdles to electoral success

Civic

Bengaluru citizens launch political party, will contest 2020 BBMP election

September 23, 2019 News Desk

Fed up with the poor governance of Bengaluru, a group of citizens have come together to launch Bengaluru NavaNirmana Party (BNP). They commit to represent all citizens of the city, and aim to contest only in local elections

Governance

Meet PC Mohan, the MP-elect from Bangalore Central

May 25, 2019 Amogh Rayanker

P C Mohan of BJP has been elected as the MP from Bangalore Central for the third time. He has defeated Rizwan Arshad of Congress by around 70,000 votes. Mohan’s major promise for Bengaluru is implementation of the suburban rail

Governance

Meet Tejasvi Surya, the MP-elect from Bangalore South

May 24, 2019 Akanksha Choudhary

BJP’s Tejasvi Surya, a first-time contestant, is the MP from Bangalore South. Known best for his controversial statements, Surya defeated veteran Congress leader B K Hari Prasad by over three lakh votes

Governance

Meet Sadananda Gowda, the MP-elect from Bangalore North

May 24, 2019 Sujnan Herale

D V Sadananda Gowda, former minister in the Modi cabinet, has been elected as the MP from Bangalore North again. He secured over one lakh votes more than his closest rival, Krishna Byre Gowda of the Congress.

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