This year, the battle lines have been drawn between BJP candidate Shantha and Congress candidate N Y Hanumanthappa. Shantha is the sister of state minister B Sriramulu. Bellary is now a reserved constituency for Scheduled Tribe candidates after the delimitation process.
During the Karnataka assembly election, Bellary was in the news for the flashy election campaigns undertaken by various leaders. This time, the BJP was forced to withdraw its campaign stunt -- of using pigeons with the party logo on them -- after protests by animal rights activists.
The BJP is now relying on a door-to-door campaign and magic shows to woo voters.
Image: The government plans to widen the roads by demolishing 2,000 houses (marked with a red X sign).
Also see: When pigeons campaign for the BJP | India Votes 2009
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