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A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud issued the notice to the poll panel.
A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud issued the notice to the poll panel.
The by-polls in six Assembly constituencies in the state are scheduled to be held on June 1 along with the Lok Sabha elections.
Polling was scheduled to continue till 6 pm but long queues of voters were still there outside the booths. The constituency recorded 67.22 per cent voting till 5 pm and the final figure was expected later in the evening.
Rahul Gandhi is losing the elections from Wayanad and may file nomination from some other place soon, he claimed.
Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday directed officials to ensure adequate safety norms and means for the mules are put in place before the start of Chardham pilgrimage on May 10.
ECI has asked all political parties to get "clearance" from media certification and monitoring committee (MCMC) before publishing any advertisement in print media on date of polling and a day prior.
Jaishankar said that effort should be "to persevere, infuse that sense of confidence, to give that sense of hope, and to ensure there is security."
The 224-seat Karnataka assembly will go to polls on May 10 and the counting of votes will take place on May 13.
The deceased has been identified as Constable Ram Chandran.
The incident happened in the Malappuram district in Kerala, where a tourist boat capsized near the Tanur coast.