34,784 voters to decide North-East Teachers’ Constituency election

Regional Commissioner and Returning Officer Zehera Naseem addressing a press conference on the North-East Teachers’ Constituency election, at her office in Kalaburagi on Saturday (October 11). | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI

As many as 34,784 voters are eligible to vote in the October 23 election to one seat in the Karnataka Legislative Council from the North-East Teachers’ Constituency. Elaborate arrangements have been made across the constituency to ensure strict enforcement of the model code of conduct, Regional Commissioner and Returning Officer Zehera Naseem said on Saturday (October 11).

Addressing a press conference at her office in Kalaburagi, she said 13 candidates remained in the fray after the completion of the nomination withdrawal process. The constituency covers seven districts — Kalaburagi, Bidar, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal, Ballari and Vijayanagara.

Various teams, including flying squads, static surveillance teams, video surveillance teams, video viewing teams, model code of conduct teams, the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC), complaint monitoring teams and media viewing teams, have been constituted in the districts to monitor compliance with election rules. Sector officers have also been appointed to oversee local law and order arrangements.