All set for Council elections tomorrow; three in the fray
The Hindu
All is set for holding elections to the Legislative Council from the dual-member local authorities constituency of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi on Friday. In all, three candidates are in the fray.Pollin
All is set for holding elections to the Legislative Council from the dual-member local authorities constituency of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi on Friday. In all, three candidates are in the fray.
Polling will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Counting will take place on December 14 at Rosario Pre University and Degree College at Pandeshwar here.
The constituency has a total of 6,040 voters — 3,123 women and 2,917 men. Dakshina Kannada has 3,535 voters — 1,825 women and 1,710 men and Udupi has 2,505 voters — 1,298 women and 1,207 men.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists