Karnataka Assembly by-polls: Shivajinagar JDS candidate plays cricket near polling booth in Bengaluru

By yacoob mdFirst Published Dec 5, 2019, 12:56 PM IST
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Taking time out during his busy schedule to ensure JDS appeals to Shivajinagar voters during the election day, Tanveer Ahmed Ullah joined children and played cricket on a street of Bharathinagar ward. Tanveer is contesting on a JDS ticket in Bengaluru’s Shivajinagar constituency in the Karnataka Assembly by-polls

Bengaluru: JD(S) candidate and party's national spokesperson Tanveer Ahmed Ullah visited 62 polling booths on Thursday morning (December 5) to check the voting trends in the by-election to Shivajinagar Assembly seat in Bengaluru. During his visit to Bharathinagar ward, he joined children on a street to play cricket.

Tanveer, a left-hand batsman, even hit few big shots before moving on to other voting booths.

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Speaking to Asianet Newsable, he said the trend in Shivajinagar is changing as ‘silent majority’ of the people are coming to JD(S). He refrained from talking about the BJP candidate M Saravana saying the public are aware of his background. He lashed out at the Congress saying, “all the goondas are with them”.

Karnataka Assembly by-polls are underway today (December 5) in 15 constituencies.

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