Ballari  

VS Ugrappa said, 'I will shift to Ballari permanently and make visits to Bengaluru often. Since the people of Ballari have blessed me, it is my duty to be with them and listen to their problems and solve those problems'

Taking a selfie or photo while casting vote and publishing it amounts to violation of rules set by the Election Commission and the person also can land into jail for three months. 
 

Ramanagara JD(S) candidate, Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy's wife Anitha Kumaswamy paid a visit to Kampanahalli village Koti Anjenayaswamy temple; Yeddyurappa along with son and candidate from Shivamogga visited Hucharaya Swamy temple.

At 11 AM, the Lok Sabha constituencies of Shivamogga recorded 17.37%, Ballari 24.58% and Mandya recorded 13.36%, and assembly constituencies Ramanagara recorded 21.51% and Jamakhandi recorded 22.3% voters turn out.
 

Haraginadoni villagers in Ballari rural accused government of not providing drinking water facility, boycotted Karnataka by-election

Ballari deputy commissioner Ramprasad Manohar along with his family turned up at the polling booth early morning to cast his vote. 

Karnataka by-election: Pink booth in Ballari saw a long queue of men and women waiting to cast their votes.
 

Karnataka will witness Lok Sabha by-elections in Shivamogga, Ballari and Mandya constituencies, while Assembly by-elections will be held in Ramanagara and Jamakhandi. Here we bring you complete details of the candidates, constituencies and parties.

 
 

While addressing the media in Ballari, along with Congress leader DK Shivakumar, JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda said that he would support Rahul Gandhi for prime minister in the 2019 general elections.

Former Karnataka minister Janardhan Reddy accused DK Shivakumar of distributing money  to voters in Ballari for the upcoming by-election. 'DK Shivakumar is free and I will wait till he comes and I will expose  him,' said Reddy.

Ugrappa, the Congress candidate, is being supported and campaigned for in the district by senior Congress leaders, including DK Shivakumar, Krishna Byre Gowda, Priyank Kharge and former chief minister Siddaramaiah.

A minor girl died and 50 others were injured after a house's roof collapsed in Karnataka's Ballari district ahead of Muharram.

Karnataka: Residents of Ballari performed baby shower ritual for a dog in Vandhana College, near Taranath Ayurvedic college.