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As many as 190 cases of electoral offences have been booked in Mandya and Bangalore Rural constituencies facing Lok Sabha by-elections on Wednesday.
According to Chief Electoral Officer Anil Kumar Jha, in Bangalore Rural, the election officials have seized Rs. 2.31 crore in cash, liquor and 44 saris that were reportedly brought to be distributed to woo voters.
As many as 125 cases of illegal transportation have been booked in Bangalore Rural and 60 in Mandya constituencies. He said that the squads will be on duty till the end of polling.
Asked if action has been initiated against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who announced compensation to the three deceased soldiers from Mandya, Mr. Jha said that a report from the Mandya Deputy Commissioner and a video clipping of the speech had been sent to the Election Commission of India.
Exit polls
Mr. Jha said that during the 48 hours ahead of the elections, there was a ban on exit polls and prohibition on surveys likely to influence the voters.
Karnataka by-election: 15% polling recorded till noon
Bangalore: Polling for two vacant Lok Sabha seats in south Karnataka began on Wednesday amid tight security arrangements made by the State Election Commission.
Around 15 percent of over 3.6 million voters cast their ballots in the first four hours of voting in the by-election for two Lok Sabha seats.
The seats of Mandya and Bangalore Rural fell vacant after the sitting MPs from the JD (Secular) resigned to join the Karnataka Assembly as MLAs after heir elections in May.
Former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy represented the Bangalore Rural seat in Lok Sabha. Kumaraswamy possibly preferred to continue as an MLA for five years in view of his uncertain future as an MP since 2014 Lok Sabha elections are just a few months away.
As an MLA and Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly, he would be able to exert his influence in his constituency more than being an MP in Parliament.
The JD(S), however, does hope to retain the seat and keep it in the family as the party has fielded Anita Kumaraswamy, Kumaraswamy's wife and daughter-in-law of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda.
Bangalore Rural is considered to be a JD(S) stronghold.
Meanwhile, the Congress has fielded DK Suresh, brother of former state party working president, DK Shivakumar. Shivakumar is fairly controversial - and was not considered for a cabinet berth in the Siddaramaiah Ministry despite wielding considerable clout in the region.
In Mandya, the ruling Congress has fielded actress Ramya against CS Puttaraju of the JD(S). The BJP is not contesting either seat - but is giving support to the JD(S).
The ruling Congress is confident of winning these seats to prove that its young government in the state is being appreciated by the people - while the JD(S) is also determined to retain the two Lok Sabha seats.
Bangalore Rural has over two million voters, around 900,000 of them women. Mandya has more than 1.6 million voters, nearly half of them women.
Counting of votes will be done on August 24.
Source: The Hindu, Zeenews