Road in Hoskerehalli lake: Engineers Megha, Shilpa suspended

Road in Hoskerehalli lake: Engineers Megha, Shilpa suspended

Bengaluru: In the case of construction of a road in the middle of Hoskerehalli Lake, Executive Engineer HS Megha of BBMP Solid Waste Management Department and Assistant Engineer Shilpa of Lake Department have been suspended.

Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar had asked for information about the road construction in Hoskerehalli lake. Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath did not give correct information. DKS warned that the engineers responsible for constructing the road in the middle of the lake should be suspended by evening of Monday.

Road in middle of Hosakerehalli lake

According to the instructions of the Chief Commissioner, Ravindra, the Special Commissioner of the Projects Department, who conducted a site inspection in the Hoskerehalli Lake area on March 23, instructed the Chief Engineers of the Solid Waste Management Department and the Lake Department to provide information.

A 200 meter ramp has been built in the middle of the lake, which is more than the requirement for machinery to move. This causes damage to the environment. This has also been reported in the media. While doing this unnecessary work of the contractor, the Executive Engineer H.S. Megha and Assistant Engineer Shilpa failed to stop it, Chief Engineer of Solid Waste Management Department has reported. Therefore, the Special Commissioner of Projects has submitted a report to the Chief Commissioner on June 5 to take disciplinary action against two engineers.

It was found that Megha and Shilpa had shown irresponsible misbehavior in the construction of a bund in the middle of Hoskerehalli lake. Also, construction of a bund is illegal, even though it is not within the scope of work being carried out by the Solid Waste Management Department. The Chief Commissioner has reported that, both has committed dereliction of duty by not obtaining the no-objection letter from the Lake Conservation and Development Authority to carry out work in the lake yard.

According to this report, Urban Development Department has issued an order on Monday night suspending Megha and Shilpa who are on deputation in BBMP from Public Works Department.

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Census of trees not done in the 'Green City'

 Despite the millions of saplings planted in the Bengaluru every year, the temperature does not decrease

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: Another Environment Day is being celebrated in 'Green City' Bengaluru. Hundreds of organisations including government departments are planting lakhs of saplings. However, even after the High Court notice, the census of trees and plants in the city has not yet started.

 Take a census of the trees in the capital Bengaluru, known as the city of gardens, the green city, and make it public- In 2019, the High Court directed the BBMP, to start the enumeration process in three months, but so far only poilet work has been done. The report has been prepared in Eight volumes and the BBMP currently has information on 46,593 trees.

BBMP in collaboration with the Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST) has conducted a tree census at a cost of around ₹4 crore. However, it is not comprehensive. Even though the forest officials of BBMP are saying that they will carry out census work in many ways including new technology and app, nothing has been implemented for four years. In the census, there will be all the information about the species of trees, their use and their impact on the environment. Dattatreya T. Devare of Bangalore Environment Trust, who requested the High Court to order the census of trees, informed that this will facilitate the cultivation of saplings in nurseries.

Trees are being axed for development works. There is a law that saplings should be planted and nurtured instead. However, there are no examples of trees being cut down and saplings planted around them when massive works like our metro are done. Showing the record of plantation in outskirts of city or forest area. This is of no use. If a tree is cut for any work, saplings should be planted around it, on the side of the road and nurtured and turned into trees,' he said.

 20 lakh?: 

'Millions of saplings are planted in Bengaluru every year. Especially on the occasion of Environment Day, thousands of organisations including government departments, BBMP, BDA, BWSSB, BMRCL also plant saplings. However, the number of trees under BBMP is not more than 20 lakh. Therefore, the temperature of the city continues to rise," said IISc Prof. Ramachandra expressed concern.

 How much is left?: 

On the occasion of 'Environment Day' campaign in the name of ``Koti Vriksha'' and ``Laksha Sasi'', they get publicity that they have planted saplings. However, no one can see how many of those saplings are left next year. There are a lot of people who have propagated by planting saplings in the last five or six years. Although 50% of the saplings remain, the city should have at least 50 lakh trees by this time. In reality it is not. Environmental activist Ramprasad opined that it is not only about planting a sapling, but also about nurturing it and turning it into a tree.

Decision soon for Census: DCF

 The census of plants and trees under BBMP has been carried out in a 'pilot project'. However, the enumeration process has not been done completely. Sarina Sikkaligar, Deputy Conservator of Forests, BBMP Forest Division, said that talks have been held with many organisations including GKVK, and after getting permission from the government, the work of enumeration of plants and trees will be carried out.

'Appeal again to the High Court'

 Although the High Court has given an order in 2019, the tree census has not started till now. As per the Tree Preservation Act, census has to be done. However, BBMP officials are not paying attention to this. We have inquired many times. Some reasons are given. Even today the exact plan implementation process has not started. Therefore, we will appeal to the High Court again," said Dattatreya T. Devare of Bengaluru Environment Trust.

 2 trees per house as per Act

 According to the rules of the Karnataka Tree Preservation Act, there should be two trees per 222 sq m (2,389 sq ft) residential plot in urban areas. 892 square meters (9,600 square feet) of building-sites should have three, then four trees in area. Industrial and Institutional premises should have 25 trees per hectare.

 "Each person should have eight trees for the environment to be balanced. However, in Bengaluru with a population of 1.30 crore, there is one tree for every seven people. In Chandigarh and Gandhinagar there are four plants per person, in Nashik there are two plants per person,” said Indian Institute of Science Prof. T.V. Ramachandra said.

Details of census conducted by BBMP

 Report; number of trees

 1; 1991

 2; 5454

 3; 3333

 4; 6032

 5; 4176

 6; 8988

 7; 8007

 8; 8612

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Ejipura flyover: Delay again by BBMP

Fourth time tender; Delay in send to Government for approval

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: The BBMP, which has been called for the fourth time for the pending work of the Ejipura flyover, has not submitted the tender to the government for approval despite being told four times by the transport minister.

 Tenders were invited for the fourth time on March 1 for the pending work of Ejipura flyover. Technical bids were opened on 17th and negotiations were held with the sole bidder. It has been retained as unfinished. However, on the same occasion, the High Density Corridor tender, which was called on March 17 and costing ₹270 crore, was approved on March 23 and the work orders was also given.

 In 2017, the work of the Ejipura flyover started and the case was taken up in the High Court due to the delay of the contractor. The lease was canceled on March 9, 2022. The High Court warned the BBMP that it should call for tenders again in three months and start the work. Even so, BBMP has not yet completed the tender process of BBMP.

The government had instructed to cancel the tender process as the bid was higher than the stipulated amount. Then a fresh tender was called. Two contractors had bid. One of them was not qualified. A request has been made to reduce the amount recorded by him. After they agree to it, it is sent to the government. From there the work will be started after getting the approval. As this is an ongoing work, the Election Code of Conduct will not stand in the way," BBMP officials had told in March. However, despite the beginning of June, the file has not been submitted to the government.

 The local people are in distress as the pending work of Ejipura flyover is not completed. We also protested with MLA Ramalingareddy. Now he is a minister. Rajendra Babu, president of Koramangala ST Bed Residents' Welfare Association, demanded that the work be completed soon.

 Scrutiny: 

'Tender scrutiny is going of the pending work of Ejipura flyover is going on' said BBMP Engineer in Chief Prahlad.

Told to Chief Commissioner but no action: Ramalingareddy

 The tender for the pending work of Ejipura flyover has been called for the fourth time and all the technical processes have been completed. I told Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath and Engineer in Chief Prahlad four times to send it to the government for final approval. They are still counting time," said Transport Minister Ramalingareddy.

 The BJP government did not continue the pending work of the Ejipur flyover because of its hatred towards us. We have promised to continue this work as soon as our government comes and finish it in 12 months. But, BBMP officials are not responding to this. Action will be taken against them. He said that the tender will be approved and the work will be started immediately.

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Finally decision to clear the Chikkabanavara lake pollution

Due to the stench of Chikkabanavara lake, residents are suffering; dirty water is coming out

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: The municipality has started work to free the locals from the foul smell of Chikkabanavara Lake, which has been a site of sewage for many years in an area of more than a hundred acres. It has decided to provide a temporary solution by disposing of dirty water.

 Due to the stench coming out of the Chikkabanavara lake, which is full of all kinds of pollution including dirt, waste, and sewage water, the people of the surrounding layouts and villages are finding it difficult to breathe. Although the citizens have been demanding to resolve this for five or six years, the lake has not been cleaned.

 Bangalore Development Authority was entrusted to develop the Chikkabanavara Lake which is under the Minor Irrigation Department. BDA has not done any work except putting up a board and some fence related to the lake. Since the lake is big, did not intend to spend much.

 The people of Chikkabanavara, Dasappanapallya, Ganigarahalli, Someshettihalli, Keregudda village including dozens of newly constructed barangays are smelling bad from the lake and the mosquito and vermin infestation is very high.

Chikkabanavara lake is a very smelly dirty place with sewage and garbage. We have requested many times to clean it. However, the municipal councilors and people's representatives have not paid attention to this. Our life is miserable here," said Ramanna of Kereguddahalli.

 Sewage water is flowing from many areas around the lake, including the revenue layouts. It is difficult to find its source, and measures are being taken to remove the waste water and prevent it from flowing again. Sewerage work is being done by BWSSB, and the route is being changed so that it does not reach the lake,' said Dasarahalli assembly constituency MLA S. Muniraju said.

 As there is a lot of problem for the locals, the work is being started immediately. The work will be started soon by the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Corporation (KRIDL).

Request for CSR grant

 Chikkabanavara Lake is more than hundred acres in area and needs several crores for comprehensive development. For five or six years, the people here have been suffering from stench and mosquito plague. So, first we are discharging the dirty water. Later, MP Sadananda Gowda and MLA's Development Fund will provide ₹50 lakh each to carry out the work. Besides, thought to get money from a couple of organizations under the CSR fund and do comprehensive development work MLA S. Muniraju said.

 Step by step development...

 For the comprehensive development of Chikkabanavara Lake, a lot of crores of money is required. However, there is not so much money in the municipality. We have submitted a request to the government for more funding. The lake will be developed in a phased manner depending on the availability of funds. The lake has become so polluted that the local people cannot live in the vicinity due to stench. Thus, out of the ₹ 1 crore allocated by the municipality, in the first phase we will put out the sewage water and prevent the sewage water from flowing back into the lake. Chikkabanavara Municipal Chief Officer H.A. Kumar said.

Chikkabanavara Lake area

 Survey No;Area; encroachment 

 Chikkabanavara – 3; 67A 38G; 39G

 Kereguddahalli-22; 26A 32G; 2A 6G

 Someshettihalli-73; 3A 21G; 4G

 Ganigarahalli-11; 4A 14G; 7G

 Ganigarahalli-15; 2A 30g; 9g

 Total- 105 acres 15 gunta

 Encroachment- 3 acres 25 gunta

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Bengaluru Junctions: Pollution Prevention, Citizen-Environment Friendly place

In 25 junctions of the city, there is no fence for the movement of people, resting place also

BBMP: Junction will be the resting place

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: Although a comprehensive solution to the problem of traffic congestion at the city's junctions is yet to be found, the beautification of those junctions has begun. 25 junctions will be equipped with stone pavements, electric lights and fountains.

The map of the junctions, which were boring with dust, garbage, broken stone and fence, will change. Apart from enjoying the beauty of the junctions, there will also be an opportunity to relax for a while in the beauty of the fountain.

 The junctions will be beautified and the citizens will be able to relax. Along with wide stone beds, stone chairs are also built here and there. Plants and trees are being preserved and beautified. Also fountains are being created at 23 out of 25 junctions. It provides a pleasant atmosphere to the people and prevents air pollution to a small extent.

Such improvement and development works have been undertaken by the Traffic Engineering Unit (TEC) of BBMP. The development of these junctions will cost ₹23.80 crore. The work of all the junctions is going on and everything will be completed in 10 months. Some of the junctions will soon be available for use by citizens.

The development work in the Townhall, Maurya Circle off Seshadri Road, Hudson Circle, N.R.square is already almost complete.

A lot of development has been carried out using the space between Town Hall and Ravindra Kalakshetra. It is in the final stage. The development of these junctions is different from past, where citizens can avail all kinds of facilities. It is not fenced. Gate will not be installed. There is no single entry and single exit. Designed to have entry and exit from everywhere. In the same way, all the junctions in the city are being built according to the location,' said executive Engineer Jayasimha, of the TEC department.

 The development work of the junctions is going on and the maintenance for two years after its completion has been entrusted to the respective contractors. A staff member is appointed for each junction management, said Pradeep of TEC department.

75 junctions have not been approved!

Although the 'Suraksha 75 Mission 2023' project to develop fountains at 75 junctions to make the city's junctions safe for pedestrians and control air pollution, has not received permission from the government. Then Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai launched the project. It was also proposed in the BBMP budget. The project needs to get permission from the government. After that, the tender should be called and the work should start. Zone-wise junctions have already been identified for the project at a cost of ₹150 crore, the highest number of which is 13 in the eastern zone, followed by 12 each in Mahadevpur-south zone and 11 in the eastern zone.

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Which are junctions? How much does it cost?

 Junction; cost

 Hudson Circle; ₹2.44 crore

 N.R. Square; ₹2.69 crore

 Town Hall; ₹96.46 lakh

 Brigade Road; ₹73.13 lakh

 Mayo Hall; ₹1.76 crore

 K.H. Circle; ₹1.74 crore

 Ashoka Pillar; ₹1.36 crore

 Dairy Circle; ₹55.50 lakh

 Hudson Police Park; ₹77.50 lakh

 Karle; ₹52.97 lakh

 Gubbi Totadappa Chhatra Road; ₹59.41 lakh

 MTR Gate; ₹61.57 lakh

 Circle Maramma; ₹58.93 lakh

 Methodist Church; ₹87.95 lakh

 Golf course; ₹1.08 crore

 Upparapet; ₹68.77 lakh

 Sumanahalli; ₹40.63 lakh

 Madhavan Park; ₹31.01 lakh

 BEL; ₹30.93 lakh

 Hebbal; ₹41.85 lakh

 Cantonment; ₹97.12 lakh

 Jnanabharati; ₹47.85 lakh

 Guttahalli; ₹1.71 crore

 Dommalur; ₹84.94 lakh

 Suranjan Das; ₹32.18 lakh

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Capital Bengaluru not-equipped for crisis management

BBMP: Rajakaluve Encroachment not cleared since February; The silt has not been cleared and the concrete wall has not been constructed

Reconstructed, removal of  Rajakaluve encroachment on halt

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್ 

BENGALURU: 45 minutes of rain has revealed that Bengaluru city is not yet ready to handle the woes caused by rain.

 The assurances given by the Chief Minister, Ministers, MLAs and BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath as  when 'East Bengaluru was submerged' due to heavy rains have not been fulfilled.

 It was said that road drainage, cleaning of shoulder drains, removal of encroachment on Rajakaluve, removal of silt from canals and construction of concrete walls will be done in warfoot. However, the BBMP data itself says that since February till now, not a single operation to clear Rajakaluve has taken place. Further, water seeping into houses in other areas of the city, including Mahalakshmi Layout, shows that the ₹1,500 crore silt clearance and construction of concrete walls is still in progress.

 BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath's promise that precautionary measures will be taken to prevent any hardship to the citizens during the rainy season in the city has turned out to be false. All the staff of the department, including the Chief Engineer of the Rajakaluve Division, were exempted from the election work. However, things did not work as expected.

 Rajakaluve encroachment remains at 784 places under BBMP. Last time there was a lot of damage due to heavy rain in Mahadevpur zone. Encroachment remains in 305 places in this zone. According to the latest statistics of BBMP, there are 124 encroachments in Dasarahalli zone, 86 in Bommanahalli, 79 in Yalahanka and 103 in East zone.

The state government has specially released about ₹1,750 crore for the reconstruction of the Rajakaluve. The Chief Engineer of the Rajakalive (SWD) Division is saying that the work costing ₹1,500 crore is going on to avoid problems in the rainy season where it is most necessary. However, Jagadish Reddy of Mahadevpur complains that it is not seen in reality.

Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath says that the progress of Rajakaluve encroachment clearance and reconstruction project has not been reviewed due to election work.

 The construction of the sluice gates awaiting government approval

 Although the state government approved the plan to install 'sluice gate' for 148 lakes in the Amrita Urban Development Project last November, the permission to start the work has not yet been received.

 Government had agreed to spend ₹36.85 crore to construct 'sluice gates' for 102 lakes. The tender process was completed and sent for government approval. No consent has been received so far. Thus, even this time it will not be possible to reduce the rate of water flowing from the lakes.

The work of installing tubu in 10 lakes had already started. It is happening. However, after getting permission from the government for the installation of pipes in 102 lakes, an order will have to be issued," said Vijayakumar Haridas, Chief Engineer of the BBMP Lakes Department.

Rajakaluve encroachment statistics

•  2,951: Total encroachment Case
•  784:Total balance
•  118:Cases in court

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Rajakaluve Encroachment: more and more Found

Encroachment increased in BBMP's Mahadevapura zone; Difficulty again in the rainy season!

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್‌

Bengaluru: Day by day, more and more cases of encroachment of the Rajakaluve are being discovered in the BBMP area, causing hardship to the people during the rainy season. As there is no sign of the encroachment clearance operation being completed before the rainy season, there is concern again.

Even though the BBMP claims that Rajakaluve encroachments are being vacated, there are still 784 encroachment cases pending for eviction. Not a single case of eviction has been conducted after February 21 this year. From January to February 21, encroachments were cleared in only 88 areas.

The chief commissioner of BBMP Tushar Girinath and the engineers of Rajkaluve Division said that the encroachment clearance operation will be completed before the rainy season. But according to the figures given by him, no eviction operation took place this year. As emergency works have to be carried out, the staff of the Royal Canal Department were also freed from election work.

'We are conducting an operation to clear Rajakaluve encroachment. While removing one, another is being discovered. Hence, the numbers are increasing again,' says Basavaraja Kabade, Chief Engineer of Rajkaluwe Division.

Engineers have given more emphasis to the work of constructing a barrier to the Rajakaluve than clearing the encroachment. About ₹1,500 crore is being spent for this. Engineers are not giving the details of where construction is being done and how much is being constructed.

Even the 'concrete' reconstruction work of the Rajakaluve will not be completed for another year. However, the rains in early May have revealed that the water in the canal is not flowing smoothly during the rainy season. Before the rainy season starts, the work to remove the obstructions in Rajakaluve has to be done in another month. There is no hope that the BBMP will function in such a warlike situation. Environmental expert Nagesh Aras expressed concern that the people are suffering.

20 places Rajakaluve route changed

Rajakaluve route itself has been replaced at 20 places in the western zone of BBMP. The BBMP data itself states that the original Rajakaluve flow has been changed and a new route has been made.

Creation of a new Rajakaluve?

There are no canals in the records of the revenue department. However, in some areas canals are required and need to be constructed. Therefore, wherever there is an imperative to construct a canal, there is a thought of seizing the land and giving TDR," said BBMP Commissioner Tushar Girinath.

There should be a buffer zone for the presence of royal canals. However, as of now there is no buffer zone around the creation or expansion of canals that the BBMP is going to create. This is because they are not in the revenue records. Thus, BBMP is creating a new canal in order to save the huge buildings. Environmentalists are alleging that TDR has been given to benefit the 'big people'.

Clearance not complete: Tushar Girinath

"Operation for encroachment clearance of Rajakaluve under BBMP is going on. Inspection and review of works has not been done recently. Will be done soon. It is true that during the encroachment eviction operation more cases of encroachment were also detected. Everything will be cleared," said BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath.

Rajakaluve encroachment clearance is not yet complete. Barrier works are also going on for Rajakaluve. As of now, it will not be completed by the time of monsoon. He said that measures have been taken to ensure that rain water flows smoothly.

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ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜಕಾಲುವೆ ಒತ್ತುವರಿ: ಮತ್ತಷ್ಟು ಪತ್ತೆ

Lake storage capacity decreased by 35%

35 percent decline in lake storage capacity

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್ 

Bengaluru: The water capacity of lakes in the city is declining under the guise of development. The storage capacity of the lakes to retain water has reduced by 35%, eliminating the risk of flooding during the rainy season.

 Expensive 'high-tech facilities' such as increasing the level of lakes, gardens for ornamental plants, exercise equipment, gazebos, stone carving sites etc. are being done. As a result, 2,316 acres of water in 190 lakes of Bangalore has been destroyed.

 In recent years, when it rains in the city, the lakes are overflowing and there is a flood situation. The main reason for this is low water storage capacity. Besides being filled with waste and silt, the water area is being reduced for beautification during the development of lakes. Thus, out of 190 lakes in the city, 62 lakh square meters of water area is missing.

 The lakes in the area, which were 'pre-flooded' during the heavy rains last year, have lost the maximum storage capacity. 615 acres of 51 lakes in Mahadevpur zone have no storage capacity. The next place is Bommanahalli zone. 476 acres of water in 43 lakes have been destroyed. People in both these zones were devastated by the floods.

 Even a small lake is being spent four hundred crores, walking track, jogging track, cycle path are being drained and soil is being poured. The question of whether such a development is necessary is given as an excuse that the locals want it.

Beautification works are being done in more lakes than what should be done to save biodiversity and increase water capacity. Crores are being spent for this. However, due to such unnecessary work of covering the water storage capacity with soil, the locals are not aware of the problem in the near future. According to experts, even the citizens who want 'high-tech facilities' in the lake should know that if the water in the lake does not stop, water will enter the houses in Bangalore, which is a concrete city.

 Like an ornament to the Dead body!

 It is enough to do things like saving the lakes according to biodiversity. However, Ramprasad of Friends of Lakes expressed regret that in the name of development, unnecessary works have been carried out and are being carried out in the name of beautification of lakes under BBMP.

 The walking tracks in the lakes are being unnecessarily widened and are being made into gardens with mexigrass and ornamental plants. J.P. Mattikere. As a park, Challakere is being renamed as Sangollirayanna park and the existence of the lake is being removed. He complained that there is a rumor that something can be done if it is a park.

 'Development work like DPR'

 As per the approved Detailed Project Report (DPR) under the BBMP, the development of the lakes is ongoing. The DPR submitted to the Lake Conservation and Development Authority contains all kinds of information. Similarly, building, equipment, island, walkway will be constructed," said Vijayakumar Haridas, chief engineer of BBMP Lakes Department.

6,618 acres 12 Gunte: Total area of 190 lakes

4,302 acres 8 Gunte: Extent of water storage

261 acres 21 Gunte: 19 Area of unutilized lakes

1.78 crore square meters: Total water catchment area of 190 lakes

1.16 crore square meters: Current storage area

4.46 crore cubic meters (44,657 million litres/ 1.56 tmc): Storage capacity of 190 lakes

2.90 crore cubic meters (29,007 million litres/ 1.02 tmc): Current storage capacity

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Jayanagar: A record victory by a narrow margin

Vote from home – postal votes hold BJP; 16 votes win to C.K. Ramamurthy

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: BJP has won the prestigious Jayanagar assembly constituency by a margin of 16 votes. This is the smallest margin of victory in Bengaluru City district since redistricting, setting a record.

 Congress's Dinesh Gundurao won by a margin of 105 votes in Gandhinagar assembly constituency, which was the smallest margin recorded. But by midnight on Saturday, that record was shared by BJP from Jayanagar assembly constituency.

 The counting of votes for Jayanagar Assembly Constituency was held at SSMRV PU College, Jayanagar. When the counting of the voting machines was over, Soumya Reddy of the Congress had got 57,591 votes. BJP's C.K. Ramamurthy got 57,297 votes. When the Congress was leading by 294 votes, the BJP resorted to a recount of postal votes.

 The counting of postal ballots which includes 'votes from home' was already over. About 30 votes were rejected out of them. Agents of BJP requested the election watchers to look into this. MP Tejaswi Surya also came to the place. On this occasion, Congress leader Ramalingareddy was also there and insisted that the rejected votes should not be reconsidered or recounted.

 There were a total of 750 postal votes. There were also votes cast from home. Out of that 30 votes were rejected during counting because the official did not seal them. This is the fault of the officials, not the voters. As a rule these were urged to be checked. The officials took action accordingly, said Somashekar, BJP candidate's agent.

When the rejected votes are counted as normal, the BJP has a lead of 17 votes. Congress candidate Soumya Reddy alleged that one of those votes was rigged. It was thrown out. In the end, BJP's C.K. Ramamurthy was leading by 16 votes. As the results were announced, Ramalingareddy demanded that the Congress candidate, who was ahead by the old 160 votes, be declared the winner. D.K. Shivakumar, MP D.K. Suresh, BJP's R. As Ashoka and MP Tejashwi Surya arrived at the venue, a tense atmosphere was created.

 This farce started from 3.30 pm on Saturday and continued till midnight. District Election Officer Tushar Girinath came to the place and reviewed the process of recounting of votes held three times. After proving that everything was in order, the Election Officer declared BJP's Ramamurthy won by 16 votes and distributed the certificate.

 Finally, out of 750 votes, 500 votes went to the BJP and 190 votes to the Congress. The rest was distributed among other parties. Thus, in the end Ramamurthy got 57,797 votes including EVM votes, while Soumya Reddy got 57,781 votes. BJP won by the narrowest margin.

 BJP gained again: 

BJP's Vijayakumar, who had lost against Ramalingareddy twice in Jayanagar assembly constituency, had won twice in Jayanagar since 2008 after the constituency was redistributed. After his death in 2018, Ramalinga Reddy's daughter Soumya Reddy won with JDS alliance. This time BJP tried to regain this constituency. The narrowest margin of victory was recorded in a hotly contested field. Along with this, BBMP's former corporator C.K. Ramamurthy has entered the Legislative Assembly for the first time.

 Everything as a rule:

 Ramalingareddy first came inside the room of the counting center and shouted. Officials recorded the recount of each vote, BJP's C.K. Ramamurthy said.

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Bengaluru: No change allowed; Thanks to personal charisma

A far-reaching victory for some; A hard-fought victory for most

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: The voters of the capital, who have continued the process of sticking to the ideology of personal charisma and parties, have once again fallen for the same party and individuals. In this regard, BJP has increased by one from the last year tally, while Congress maintained the status quo in the number of seats. JDS lost even one seat and became zero.

Barring a couple of the city's 28 assembly constituencies, the victory was not easy for those who had won a hat-trick to those who were back in the fray. Although hundreds of crores of development works are ahead, the voters have not easily laid the victory wreath. There was a lot of anxiety in the house before finally winning and laughing in a stubborn fight. The Prime Minister's long rally and AICC leaders' rallies have not influenced the voters.

 Capital Bangalore is a prestige district for Congress and BJP. National parties are fighting hard here every time. The parties who trusted personal influence retained their seats by giving tickets to such persons again.

The anti-incumbency of the BJP government and the pro-Congress wave have not had such an impact on the voters of Bengaluru. Person Prabhava got a chance here again and the sitting MLAs of Congress and BJP won. Victory is not so easy for them. However, he got enough votes to register victory.

 Ramalingareddy of Congress, Krishna Byregowda, K.J. George, Dinesh Gundurao, M. Krishnappa, Jameer Ahmed Khan, Bairati Suresh continued their winning streak. Similarly, BJP's R. Ashoka, Suresh Kumar, Ashwatthanarayan, Raghu, Ravi Subramanya, Satish Reddy, S.R. Vishwanath, S.T. Somashekhar, M. There is no obstacle to Krishnappa's victory.

 Akhand Srinivasamurthy, who wanted Congress ticket in Pulakeshinagar, contested from BSP. However, the Congress has fielded Srinivas and has proved that this is the constituency of the Congress by winning hugely. Here the candidate has changed and Congress has retained the constituency.

In Mahadevpur, the BJP fielded Arvind Limbavali's wife Manjula instead of him. Congress H. Even if Nagesh was brought here and stopped, BJP's supremacy was not taken away. Thus, even though the person changed, the BJP won the constituency.

 In Govindarajanagar V. Somanna was replaced by former corporator Umesh Shetty from BJP. Umesh Shetty was not a rival to Congress's Priyakrishna, who worried Somanna too. Father-son (Krishnappa-Priyakrishna) who were ready to defeat Somanna got a victory garland.

 The BJP, which had lost the Dasarahalli constituency last time, had tried its best to win this time. This time BJP's S. Muniraju was a strong contender. Muniraju, who had won twice in this constituency, has succeeded in winning again this time.

JDS 'Nil'

 JDS, the 'Soil Children's Party', which is making a huge effort to maintain its presence in Bengaluru city, has not won a single constituency this time. Earlier, Chamarajpet was under the wing of Jamir Ahmed Khan when he was in JDS. In Pulakeshinagar, Akhand Srinivasa Murthy also won from JDS. K. Gopalaya had given victory to JDS in Mahalakshmi layout. After Jamir, Akhand and Gopalaya left the party, those constituencies were abandoned by JDS. Last time, BJP's S. R from JDS after defeating Muniraju. Manjunath had won. But this time that too has been abandoned.

 Apart from Dasarahalli, JDS is eyeing Yeshavantpur. Again, Javarai Gowda, who had lost three times, was fielded to win over the Okkaliga community. HD Both Deve Gowda and Kumaraswamy campaigned vociferously. However, Jayarai Gowda could not win again due to the stigma of 'Bhoomafia'. Now, the dream of winning votes between two Brahmins in Basavanagudi is dashed. The JD(S) failed in the capital Bengaluru without any victory.

A defeat for ex-corporators

Apart from.C.K. Ramamurthy the hope of former BBMP corporators to reach the assembly remained a dream. Six former corporators from the BJP and two from the Congress were in the fray for the assembly elections.

 Padmanabhareddy (Sarvajnanagar) from BJP, H. Rabindra (Vijaynagar), N. Chandra (Shivajinagar), Sivakumar (Shantinagar), Umesh Shetty (Govindarajanagar) and Anandkumar (C.V. Ramannagar), Kesavamurthy (Mahalakshmi Layout) contested from Congress.

who won by the largest margin

 Constituency; Candidate; Party; Distance

 Yalahanka; S.R. Vishwanath; BJP; 64,110

 Pulakeshinagar; A.C. Srinivas;Congress;62,210

 Padmanabhanagar; R. Ashoka;BJP;55,175

 Basavanagudi; Ravi Subramanya BJP; 54,978

 Chamarajpet; Zameer Ahmed Khan; Congress; 53,953

 Mahalakshmi Layout;K.Gopaliah;BJP;51,165

 Sarvajnanagar;K.J.George;Congress;55,768

Who entered the Legislative Assembly the most times

 Ramalingareddy; 8

 R. Ashoka; 7

 Dinesh Gundurao; 6

 K.J. George; 6

 Krishnabairegowda; 6

 Suresh Kumar; 6

 S. Raghu; 5

 Zameer Ahmed Khan; 5

 Ravi Subramanya; 4

 C.N. Ashwatthanarayan; 4

 N.A. Harris; 4

 M. Krishnappa (Vijaynagar); 4

 M. Krishnappa (Bng. South); 4

 Satish Reddy; 4

 S.R. Vishwanath; 4

The party is position in 2023@ Bengaluru

 BJP; 16

 Congress; 12

 The party is position in 2018

 Party; Legislators

 Congress; 15

 BJP; 11

 JDS; 2

 After the 2019 by-elections

 BJP; 15

 Congress; 12

 JDS; 1

 The party is position in 2013

 Party; Legislators

 Congress; 13

 BJP; 12

 JDS; 3

 The party is strong in 2008

 Party; Legislators

 BJP; 17

 Congress; 10

 JDS; 1

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BBMP Voting: Women dominate in 6 constituencies

BBMP 28 constituencies: 56.23 percent female; 53.87 percent claim from men

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: Voter turnout in the city's 28 assembly constituencies was again low, down by 18.19 per cent compared to the state's 73.19. However, in six assembly constituencies, women voted more than men. Women are also ahead in overall percentage calculation.

55.12% voting in 28 constituencies of Bengaluru in the last assembly elections. This time, 55 percent voting was done. 56.23% women and 53.87% men have applied.

In the polling held in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Shantinagar, Mahalakshmi Layout, Malleshwar, Pulakeshinagar, Yeshavantpur assembly constituencies, women have exercised their right to vote more than the number of men.

This percentage is higher in Pulakeshinagar constituency, where a total of 1,22,997 people have voted, including 57,568 males and 65,417 females. In Malleshwara, out of a total of 1,25,278 voters, 61,948 were male, 63,330 were female; In Rajarajeshwarinagar, out of 2,61,390, 1,29,853 were males, 1,31,511 were females; 78,734 males, 79,673 females out of 1,58,419 in Mahalakshmi layout; In Yeshwantpur, out of 3,56,737, 1,78,107 are male, 1,78,620 are female; In Shantinagar, out of 1,19,514, 59,397 men and 60,112 women voted.

Election district wise voting details

Where are the votes counted?

Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Shivajinagar, Shantinagar, Gandhinagar, Rajajinagar, Chamarajpet, Chikkapet: BMS College for Women, Bugle Rock Road, Gandhibazar, Basavanagudi.

Govindarajanagar, Vijayanagar, Basavanagudi, Padmanabhanagar, BTM Layout, Jayanagar, Bommanahalli; SSMRV PU College, 36th Road, 4th Block, Jayanagar.

K.R. Pura, Mahalakshmi Layout, Malleshwar, Hebbala, Pulakeshinagar, Sarvajnanagar, C.V. Raman Nagar; Mount Carmel College, Palace Road, Vasantnagar.

Yalahanka, Batarayanapura, Yeshavantpur, Dasarahalli, Mahadevpur, Bangalore South, Anekal; St. Joseph's Indian High School, Behind Vaidehi Hospital, Vitthal Mallya Road.

Corporators View from BBMP to Assembly...

Eight former members of the Greater Bengaluru Mahanagara Corporation are in the fray for the Legislative Assembly elections and are eyeing seats in the Legislative Assembly.

Before the MLA elections, the corporation elections will be a forerunner, and based on the victory and experience here, they are contesting the assembly elections.

Padmanabhareddy, who has been the leader of the opposition and opposition party since 1997 as the Kacharakanahalli ward corporator, joined the BJP from the JDS when Bangalore was a city corporation. He is the BJP candidate for the second time in the Sarvajnanagar Assembly Constituency.

H. Ravindra also joined the BJP from the Congress as a senior member of the corporation. He was a corporator in Vijayanagara and was the leader of the ruling party and the opposition party. Now he is testing his luck in the assembly arena for the third time. He contested from Vijayanagar and Govindarajanagar assembly constituencies from BJP. This time he is a BJP candidate in Vijayanagar assembly constituency. Both Padmanabhareddy and Ravindra had tried hard to become mayor earlier.

C.K. Ramamurthy was the Ward Corporator of Pattabhiramanagar. Ramamurthy, who has the experience of conducting elections for Vijayakumar, who was an MLA, is now a BJP candidate in the same Jayanagar constituency. Umesh Shetty, who was the Govindarajanagar ward corporator, was an aspirant for the Vijayanagar assembly constituency. Due to the changed political situation V. Somanna is replaced by BJP candidate in Govindarajanagar constituency.

Keshavamurthy of Congress held many posts as a corporator. He wanted to contest in Rajajinagar constituency and Congress party has fielded him in Mahalakshmi layout constituency. Congress's Anand Kumar and BJP's Shivakumar, who were corporators, have tested their luck in the assembly constituencies under their own wards. N. who was corporate from Congress. Chandra is a candidate for assembly elections from BJP.

Earlier, Ramalingareddy, S. Suresh Kumar, K. Gopalaya, Munirathna, Bairati Basavaraju were also members of the corporation. It is noteworthy that in the later days all of them contested the assembly elections and became ministers as MLAs.

Corporators in the Contest:

Padmanabhareddy (Sarvajnanagar), H. Rabindra (Vijaynagar), C.K. Ramamurthy (Jayanagar), Kesavamurthy (Mahalakshmi Layout), N. Chandra (Shivajinagar), Sivakumar (Shantinagar), Anandkumar (C.V. Ramannagar), Umesh Shetty (Govindarajanagar).

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Capital Voter lost again

54.53% polling in the capital: Voter lost again

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: Efforts to bring the voters of 28 assembly constituencies of the capital to the polling booths have again failed. Voters of the city have failed to vote in the expected amount despite continuous awareness raising for one month. The voter turnout is less than the last time, which is a huge disappointment.

The turnout in the city is less than last time. According to the announcement released at 6 pm on Wednesday, the voter turnout was 54.53 percent, which is 0.59 percent less than last time. Even if all calculations are finally completed, a couple of amounts may increase. Thus, the exercise of wooing voters to the polling booths in large numbers has failed.

In 2018, the voter turnout was 55.12 percent. Out of 90.36 lakh voters, 49.80 lakh had cast their votes. The situation was no different in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Thus, the Election Commission and BBMP made a lot of efforts to increase the voter turnout to at least 75%. More than ever before, sweep programs were organized to create awareness about voting. However, the voter did not accept all this.

Awareness in the IT-BT sector: 

IT-BT employees are the majority of those who have come to the city for employment. Their population is also high here. Therefore, it was requested to create more awareness and vote in companies where they are present. A holiday was also declared on polling day. Even though they requested him to leave the trip and picnic and vote, to no avail.

An awareness program was organized to convey the importance of voting in many areas including malls, bus stations, science centers, educational institutions. Voting oath was also taught in many places.

Awareness in Factory – Garments: 

BBMP officials created awareness about voting by organizing program with Kasia, FKCCI, industrial area associations, owners. He requested that all the workers should be facilitated to vote. Accordingly, on the day of polling, the owners were also given a holiday. However, the target of increasing voter turnout could not be reached.

Attraction of Theme Polling Stations: 

To attract voters to the polling stations, many theme based polling stations including pink, green, disabled friendly were set up. All these facilities failed to attract voters. Apart from this, many organizations organized many programs to vote. Voters were called to go to the polling station. Yet the electorate was not completely moved.

 The name on the two sides of the ballot!

 The main reason for the decrease in voter turnout in the city is that both the hometown and the place of employment in Bengaluru have a voter ID card. Epic will be done for employment and residence record. But most of them go to their hometown and vote or do not vote at all. About 20 percent of people are like this. Many candidates opined that this is the reason why there will not be an expected amount of voting in the city.

 Also, many people are not interested in voting. What about us if someone comes? Associations and organizations say that the voter turnout is decreasing due to indifference.

 'It's satisfied voting not fall'

 Any increase in turnout is welcome. There has been a decline in voter turnout in the last three elections. District Election Officer Tushar Girinath said that the any increase in the number of voters this time is a good development.

 Polling Average

 Constituency; 2018; 2023%

 150– Yalahanka;63.01; 60.59

 151- K.R.Pura;58.60; 52.14

 152- Batarayanpur;57.44; 56.94

 153- Yeswantpur; 58.43; 63.75

 154 – Rajarajeshwarinagar; 54; 22; 54.23

 155- Dasarahalli;52.67; 49.47

 156 – Mahalakshmi Layout;54.72; 54.65

 157- Malleshwar; 56.29; 55.03

 158– Hebbala;55.32; 55.04

 159- Pulakeshinagar;53.24; 53.96

 160 – Sarvajnanagar;52.69; 53.44

 161 – C.V. Raman Nagar; 48.98; 46.96

 162 – Shivajinagar; 55.09; 56.36

 163 – Shantinagar; 53.58; 53.63

 164 – Gandhinagar; 55.13; 56.73

 165 – Rajajinagar; 56.74; 56.55

 166- Govindarajanagar;53.54; 53.84

 167 – Vijayanagar; 49.95; 48.72

 168 – Chamarajpet; 56.16; 54.14

 169- Chikkapet;57.57; 57.74

 170- Basavanagudi;52.94; 54.78

 171 – Padmanabhanagar;60.23; 57.22

 172 – BTM Layout;50.09; 48.23

 173 – Jayanagar;54.92; 55.79

 174 – Mahadevpur; 56.34; 54.41

 175- Bommanahalli; 47.03; 47.35

 176 – Bangalore South; 53.17; 53.08

 177- Anekal; 63.15; 61.97

 Highest Polling (Constituency): 

Yeshavantpur, Anekal, Yalahanka, Chikkapet, Jayanagar.

 Lowest Polling (Constituency): 

C.V. Raman Nagar, Bommanahalli, Vijayanagar, BTM Layout, Dasarahalli.

97,13,349: Total electorate

50,24,775: Men

 46,86,813: Women

 1761: Sexual minorities

 52,96,902: who voted

 26,98,273: Men

 25,98,266: Women

 363: Sexual minorities

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Congress-BJP: ‘hat-trick’ battle of heroes

Bengaluru South Survey: The leverage of personal charisma for re-election

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್‌

Bengaluru: The 'development achievement' of the person who won in Bengaluru South district, where the personal charisma of the candidates is more important than the ideology of the parties, is here. That's why there are more hat-trick heroes here. Seven of the 11 constituencies of this range have won three times in a row and are all set to enter the assembly for the fourth time. They are fighting to re-establish their winning streak in the other four constituencies.

Ramalingareddy of Congress, M. Krishnappa, BJP's R. Ashoka, Ravi Subramanya, Satish Reddy, M.Krishnappa, Munirathna have won a hat-trick and are back in the field in their respective fields. Significantly, new faces have come into the fray to compete with them.

In Bengaluru city party support is one weight, personal charisma is another weight. At one point the personal charisma and association with the voters of the constituency is capital for some candidates of Congress or BJP. Thus, they have been able to consistently show their winning smile.

No matter which party comes to power, Bengaluru has a tradition of four MLAs becoming ministers. Apart from the development of the capital, MLAs also hold important portfolios. That's why there are so many hearts yearning for victory here. However, it is equally true that people have never accepted those who do not develop charisma and do not get people.

BJP has been winning in Bengaluru South Lok Sabha constituency since Ananthkumar's time. M. Krishnappa of Congress, B.K. Hariprasad also did not see victory here. However, the picture of assembly constituencies here is different.

Ramalingareddy has won thrice from Congress in BTM layout. He had won four times from Jayanagar before that and the constituency and voters are well known to him. BJP and JDS are changing the candidate here every time. This has led to a stronghold for the Congress. In Vijayanagar, M. Krishnappa has built the stronghold of Congress. One time friend V. Somanna was also married to Krishnappa. Last time, H from BJP. Ravindra lost by a narrow margin. This time too, Ravindra is the opponent of Krishnappa and there is fierce competition.

BJP's R. Ashoka in Padmanabhanagar and also this time in Kanakapura, contested against Congress President D.K. Shivakumar is eager to retain Padmanabhanagar as well. Ashoka, who had won three times in a huge constituency like Uttarahalli, also won three times in Padmanabhanagar and achieved a 'double hat trick'. Raghunath Reddy from the Congress is in the fray to enter the Legislative Assembly once again. The fact that Shivakumar himself has claimed to be the candidate here has led to more competition.

Ravisubramanya in Basavanagudi, Satish Reddy in Bommanahalli, M. in Bangalore South. Krishnappa has won thrice from BJP. Ravi Subramanya, Satish Reddy, M. Even Krishnappa's opponents are changing every time. In all the three constituencies, the JD(S) was gaining votes, even though the Congress was putting up a lot of resistance. This time too Congress is the main opponent in these constituencies. Candidates are trying to wrest the seat from BJP. Basavanagudi U.B. Venkatesh, Bommanahalli film producer Umapathy Gowda, Bangalore South RK. Ramesh is contesting from Congress. R.K. Ramesh's problem is the rebel candidate Rajagopal Reddy. JD(S) is eager to get more votes and surprise as usual.

In Govindarajanagara BJP's Umesh Shetty is relying on V.Somanna Nambala. Priyakrishna of Congress is eager to win the constituency again this time. For this, his father, the party's constituency candidate M. Krishnappa is the backbone. The fact that Somanna, who had a good hold in the constituency, is busy coming here and campaigning, it seems that the Congress has gained more strength.

Muniratna Rajarajeshwari is the BJP candidate in the Nagar constituency, which has always been in controversy due to the voter ID card dispute and the election itself was delayed and unnecessary development. Muniratna, who has won twice from Congress and once from BJP, Congress MP D.K. Suresh stands as a backbone for the candidate Kusuma. In 2019, Kusuma was the rival of Muniratna, who had left the Congress and contested from the BJP. This time Being with D.K. Suresh has increased the competition.

BJP's Uday Garudachar and Congress' R.V. want to win the Chikkapet assembly constituency for the second time. Devraj is fighting again. In 2013 R.V. If Devaraj had won, Uday Garudachar would have won in 2018. Both are contestants for the third time and there is fierce competition. The fact that KGF Babu, who wanted to contest from the Congress, is in the fray as an independent, there are signs that Devaraj will attract votes.

In Jayanagar, BJP and Congress are again in competition to regain the seat. BJP, which had won the seat twice, lost to Soumya Reddy of Congress last time after the death of Vijayakumar. Activists saying that BJP lost because father Ramalingareddy-daughter Soumya Reddy and JDS were united, C.K. He is with Ramamurthy and is eager to take the seat again under the BJP wing.

There are different calculations of Congress and BJP in a total 11 constituencies, focusing on individual charisma, party ideology and local issues. There are 7 BJP and 4 Congress MLAs out of 11, and both the national parties are eager to retain them and win more.

38,57,653: Total number of voters in Bengaluru South constituency

20,04,581: Men

18,52,418: Women

654: Sexual minorities

149: Finally the candidates in the fray

Strength of parties in previous elections

Constituency; 2013; 2018

Rajarajeshwari Nagar; Congress; Congress/BJP

Bangalore South;BJP;BJP

Anekal; Congress; Congress

Govindarajanagar; Congress; BJP

Vijayanagar; Congress; Congress

Basavanagudi;BJP;BJP

Padmanabhanagar;BJP;BJP

BTM Layout;Congress;Congress

Jayanagar; BJP; Congress

Bommanahalli;BJP;BJP

Chikkapet; Congress; BJP

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Hello....Vote for them!

Call to voters' mobiles; How did you get the mobile number and  Constituency details?

Hello....Vote for them!

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್‌

Bangalore: Hello... We.... We are speaking from the office of the candidate of the constituency. ....‌ Vote for them. Please give them victory...

Such calls are being made to voters in bengaluru assembly constituencies. The mobile number of everyone in the house is also being called by the candidates' side of the same constituency. It is true that the voters' constituency is known from the voters' list. But how did he get his mobile number? To this question, there is no answer even in the Election Commission, which collects voter data.

The voter ID card (EPIC) contains the name, date of birth and address. There is no mobile number. However, how did the candidates get their mobile numbers? Since Aadhaar is linked, the mobile number is being collected. Sources in the Election Commission, however, said an investigation has also been initiated into how this information, which was supposed to be confidential with the Election Commission, came into the hands of the candidates. However, the investigation is unlikely to be over till the elections are over. There is no hope of continuing after that.

"The person who called me was from the ----party's candidate's side. He appealed to you to vote for this candidate of the constituency. When I asked how they got my information, they said we have data collection, sir, we have it," said Srinivas, a resident of Rajarajeshwari Nagar.

"How did you get my mobile number? You stole the information? Then she said the government had given him the information. However, when I asked him to tell me who gave it to me, the girl who made the call disconnected the call saying that I was calling from the candidate's office," he said. Maheshwari said.

'Hello, your --constituency candidate speaks. I have also been getting calls saying 'Namaskar –- vote for me'. These are the creation of call centres. Candidates do not speak directly. A recorded voice is being heard.

Thus, such calls are not limited to a couple of constituencies, candidates of the same party. Calls from candidates of all major parties are going to the mobile phones of the respective constituency voters. Information that should have been kept confidential in the Election Commission has also been made public. It is being alleged that this is nothing but information theft.

"The candidates' side or some private entity has gone door-to-door for the candidates and collected information. His mobile number may have been found then," some say. They take one's mobile number when information is collected at home. However, there is no explanation as to how all the four or five people in the house are getting calls on their mobile numbers separately. 

There have been complaints about calls. An FIR has already been lodged in the matter and an investigation is underway.
Manoj Kumar Meena, State Chief Electoral Officer 

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