Congress, BJP-supported candidates win by-polls for two gram panchayat seats in Belthangady
Belthangady: Independent candidates supported by the Congress and the BJP were declared winners of the by-polls to two gram panchayat seats in the taluk.
Anand Bangera who was supported by the Congress won the by-poll held for the third ward of the Hosangady Gram Panchayat with 457 votes, beating his rival Sunil Shetty, supported by the BJP, by 183 votes. The by-election was reportedly held following the death of Congress-supported member Hariprasad.
BJP-supported candidate, Jayalakshmi, won the Puduvettu Gram Panchayat by-election by 372 votes. Her victory margin was 252 votes, with Congress-supported candidate Sindhu getting 120 votes in the by-poll.
The by-election at Puduvettu was held as BJP-supported Anitha resigned as Gram Panchayat member member.
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SRH beat CSK by 10 runs
Hyderabad (PTI): Nitish Kumar Reddy and Eshan Malinga shared five wickets between them as hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs in their IPL match here on Saturday.
Defending 195, Hyderabad restricted struggling CSK to 184 for eight. CSK have crashed to fourth defeat in six matches.
Abhishek Sharma (59) and Heinrich Klaasen (59) took CSK to 194 for nine with their splendid batting. For CSK, Jamie Overton and Anshul Kamboj picked up three wickets apiece while Mukesh Choudhary bagged two.
Brief Scores:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 194 for 9 in 20 overs (Abhishek Sharma 59, Heinrich Klaasen 59; Jamie Overton 3/37, Anshul Kamboj 3/22).
Chennai Super Kings: 184 for 8 in 20 overs. (Ayush Mhatre 30, Matthew Short 34; E Malinga 3/29, N Reddy 2/31).
