Yellow alert in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada

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August 30, 2020

Mangaluru, Aug 30: The coastal districts of Karnataka will very likely receive light to moderate widespread rainfall from Sunday to Tuesday, and widespread rainfall on Wednesday and Thursday, according to C S Patil, Scientist and Director, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru.

"Karnataka coastal districts are very likely to receive light to moderate widespread rainfall from August 30 to September 1 and widespread rainfall on September 2nd, and 3rd. Bengaluru city is very likely to experience rain on August 30th and 31st," said Patil.

He further added that yellow alert has been issued in Uttar Kannada, Udupi and Dakshin Kannada districts as they are very likely to experience isolated heavy rainfall on Wednesday and Thursday.

"Uttar Kannada, Udupi and Dakshin Kannada districts very likely to experience isolated heavy rainfall on September 2nd and 3rd for which yellow alert is issued.

North interior Karnataka very likely to experience scattered rainfall from August 30 to September 1," he added.

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Voting underway in MLC by-election for DK- Udupi local authorities' constituency

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October 21,2024

Mangaluru: The MLC by-election for the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Local Authorities Constituency commenced at 8 AM on Monday, with voting set to continue until 4 PM. A total of 392 polling booths have been established across the two districts, which form the constituency.

The constituency has 6,032 eligible voters, including 3,127 women. Early reports indicated brisk voting at the Mangaluru City Corporation polling booth, where corporators were seen patiently standing in line in the morning.

In a unique moment, Sharath, a gram panchayat member from Kokkada, cast his vote at Kokkada Gram Panchayat before heading to his wedding ceremony.

The constituency features 53 sensitive polling booths. Eligible voters include members of gram panchayats, corporators from Mangaluru City Corporation, city and town municipal councils, town panchayats, MLAs, MLCs, and Lok Sabha members representing the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.

Notably, Byndoor MLA Gururaj Gantihole and MLC Prathap Simha Nayak, who do not represent local bodies, were left out of the voters' list. According to electoral rules, only those MLAs, MLCs, and MPs who represent city corporations, municipalities, town panchayats, taluk panchayats, or zilla panchayats are granted voting rights in the MLC elections for the Local Authorities’ Constituency.

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