However, some politicians in certain pockets in Bangalore - especially those in the slum areas - are spreading rumours that the cameras installed will be used to record who each voter votes for.

“We will know who you have voted for. If you do not vote for our candidate, we will cut water supply to your house,” - this is what some party workers are said to have been saying to terrorise voters in Nellurhalli slum, KR Puram.

The voters of the area, most of whom are illiterate, are obviously scared.

Another misinformation campaign that is doing the round is that the Electronic Voting Machines can record which voter voted for whom.

Now, the saying goes, that politics is the last refuge of scoundrels...or should it be the first?

Mrs HDK in campaign mode

Guess who is campaigning for former CM H D Kumaraswamy in Ramanagara in his absence? None other than his wife  Anitha.

Despite her busy schedule, Anitha Kumaraswamy is spearheading her husband’s campaign. Interestingly, she has chosen to campaign in Harohalli and Maralwadi hoblis, where the Congress is said to be strong. She held a padayatra in the narrow lanes of Harohalli on Sunday and Monday, and is scheduled to visit Maralwadi in next two days.

According to party sources, it was a conscious decision taken by Kumaraswamy, who is busy campaigning for his party candidates elsewhere, to make his wife campaign for him.

The former Chief Minister’s idea may be that it will help counter his rival Mamtha Nichani, who is trying to consolidate women’s votes. Perhaps this is the reason they say, woman is a woman’s greatest
enemy!

Seeking a(nother) chance to serve

He is an ex-service man, who after retiring from Armed Service, joined the Railways. Now, he wishes to involve in social service by getting elected in the assembly elections. He is 68-year-old G S Kumar contesting independently from Dasarahalli assembly constituency.

Kumar puts his main objective as serving people of the constituency with dedication. This is not the first time he is contesting. In 2004, he had contested independently from the Kanakapura Lok Sabha constituency, and surprised many by getting close to 15,000 votes.

Kumar does door-to-door campaigns along a few of his neighbours, and distributes pamphlets to the voters. He is confident that he will win this time, and make his constituency a model for others.