Suresh Angadi got emotional and said “People of my segment voted for me whole-heartedly. I gave around one lakh recommendation letters to people from my office. I don’t know whether letters given by me benefited them or not, but they played a major role in this victory. I had become mentally sick and lost [...]
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A school going boy is seen serving drinking water to the people attending Bharatiya Janata Party’s election meeting in Khasbag in Belgaum on Tuesday April 14. Similar instances have happened all over India, here is one more instance from Congress Party Using Children in Election Campaign at Hebbali Village Dharawad Taluk.
View PostIn the first Parliament elections which were held in 1951, Seven MPs from North Karnataka comprising Belgaum, Dharwad, Bijapur and Karwar districts had represented Maharashtra state, part known as Mumbai Karnataka. There were 7 parliamentary constituencies for the 4 districts including our Belgaum North and Belgaum south. All those seats were of the Congress. [...]
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If I was MP, is a very hypothetical question, but why can’t everyone believe this for a moment as in the shoes of a MP (Member of Parliament) of Belgaum. What can I do for Belgaum? [I request all to be the “I” here and comment on this post] You all must be witnessing on [...]
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The Election Commission taking stock of the saffron flag controversy has asked the Belgaum DC to files cases against Sanjay Patil MLA and Suresh Angadi MP. Action has been sought under the provisions of both the Indian Penal Code and the Representation of People Act for violating the poll code and making inflammatory speeches that [...]
View PostMP Suresh Angadi and MLA Sanjay Patil are now on the back foot as there are protests by the KRV. Angadi told The Hindu, and I quote “I will support it even if the KRV is ready to hoist a saffron flag, which has been and continues to be the symbol of our national pride [...]
View PostThe Dharwad-based High Court’s Circuit Bench on Thursday issued notice to the Belgaum Mayor, Belgaum City Corporation Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner to appear in the court of Justice Mohan Shantanagoudar on Monday in connection with a writ petition challenging the decision of the Mayor to postpone the mayoral election. Corporator Dhanraj Gauli had filed [...]
View PostThe election for the office of Mayor and Dy.Mayor of Belgaum, which was declared to be held on 13 March, now has been postponed until 30 March citing law and order problems. The city corporation office has to be shifted to the new premises before 16 March. As there is Holi, the authorities cited law [...]
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The Belgaum parliamentary constituency, where polling had to be postponed by a month in 1996 due to a record number of independent candidates, 452 and a total of 463. The huge number of Independents was part of a political strategy planned by the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti, which has been fighting since 1956 to get the [...]
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As elections are near many people don’t know where to go and vote, IBN Live has come with a noble cause of Mark your Poll booth. Just go the link http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/google_map.php and mark your polling booth, I have marked mine. Belgaum North Belgaum South Belgaum Rural Click on the above and you will get a [...]
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Polling for the 15th Loksabha for Belgaum Constituency will happen on 23rd April, 2009 (Thursday) as part of Phase 2. The counting will be done on May 16. Important dates: Issue of Notification – 28-Mar-2009 Last Date for filing Nominations- 04-Apr-2009 Scrutiny of Nominations- 06-Apr-2009 Last date for withdrawal of Candidature- 08-Apr-2009 Date of [...]
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It’s time for retrospection as the general election is very near. Last time this blog did not exist but this time it’s there and the people of Belgaum should know who they will elect this time. I will cover all the affidavits etc filed by the contestants at the time of filing their nominations. [...]
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