Dakshina Kannada judge hasn't voted for last 32 years due to poll time transfers

DHNS
April 4, 2018

Mangaluru, Apr 4: Every district administration in the state is taking extra care to ensure that the maximum number of voters get a chance to vote in the 2018 Karnataka Assembly polls.

But the Dakshina Kannada Principal District and Sessions Judge K S Bilagi has claimed that he has been unable to exercise his franchise for the last 32 years because he has been transferred during election time repeatedly.

"I was transferred during election season, repeatedly. I have not got a chance to vote for the last 32 years," he said while addressing the audience at the blood donation camp inauguration, organised as a part of a voter awareness programme.

"When I was in Bengaluru, I was transferred during elections and prior to that, when I went to a polling booth in Kalaburagi, my name was not in the voters' list... and this has been going on for the last 32 years," he rued.

"This election will be the last election during my service and I have submitted an application to include my name in the voters' list," he said adding, that he is anxiously waiting to vote for the first time in his service.

Comments

Hari
 - 
Wednesday, 4 Apr 2018

Lucky fellow. I wanted to do like that. But during  that time they will "pick me up" and I have to vote

Shameer
 - 
Wednesday, 4 Apr 2018

Actually no use of voting.. Anyway party people will do your vote their even if you are not there.

Danish
 - 
Wednesday, 4 Apr 2018

Cant believe...! He must be lying

Ganesh
 - 
Wednesday, 4 Apr 2018

Good thing. Atleast he wont have guilty feeling for voting wrong person. because all political party leaders are same

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