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Second phase of Polling begins in 200 panchayats across DK and Udupi

Second phase of Polling begins in 200 panchayats across DK and Udupi


Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Dec 27, 2020: Voting is underway for 200 panchayats in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in the second phase of gram panchayat elections on Sunday. Voting began at 7 am and will go on till 5 pm. Counting of votes will be taken up on December 30.

Of the 200 panchayats polling in the second phase, 114 are in Belthangady, Puttur, Sullia and Kabada taluks in Dakshina Kannada. Of these, candidates in 41 gram panchayat constituencies have been elected unopposed in the district.



Of the total constituencies, Belthangady taluk has 46, Puttur 22, Sullia 25 and Kadaba taluk has 21 constituencies. Of the total 3,421 candidates in the fray, 1,921 candidates are from the general category, 699 from Backward Class A, 138 from Backward Class B, 371 from Scheduled Castes and 272 candidates are from Scheduled Tribes.

In Udupi, 86 gram panchayats in Kundapur, Karkala and Kaup taluks polling in the second phase. As candidates for 65 seats have been elected unopposed, elections are underway for 1,178 seats. As many as 2,706 candidates are in the fray.

In the first phase of elections on December 22, Dakshina Kannada recorded 74.43 % polling. Taluk-wise, Mangaluru reported 72.32 % polling, Moodbidri 72.82 % and Bantwal recorded 76.47 % voting.

Udupi district recorded 74.06 % polling. Voting recorded in Udupi taluk stood at 74.80 %, in Hebri 79.41 %, in Brahmavar 73.69 % and in Baindoor, it was at 71.28 %.

Elections had been announced for a total of 220 gram panchayats in Dakshina Kannada and 153 panchayats in Udupi. As Kodi Gram Panchayat in Brahmavar taluk of Udupi did not go to the polls on Tuesday as there were no candidates in the fray, in reality only 152 gram panchayats faced the elections in Udupi.


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