Hearing on petition challenging H.D. Revanna's election deferred to Nov 25 by High Court
Bengaluru: The High Court has deferred the hearing to November 25 on the petition filed by defeated BJP candidate D. Devarajegowda, challenging the election of Holenarsipura JD(S) MLA H.D. Revanna.
The single-judge bench of Justice Jyothi Mulimani heard the petition, where advocates for both the petitioner and the respondent sought more time to present arguments, leading the court to adjourn the hearing.
In his petition, Devarajegowda alleged that Revanna won the election through irregularities, and that runner-up Shreyas Patel lured voters with incentives. He requested the court to annul the votes of both Revanna and Patel.
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Maharashtra Cong chief Nana Patole scrapes through in Sakoli, wins by 208 votes
Mumbai, Nov 23: Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole survived a scare from his nearest BJP rival in the Sakoli assembly constituency but managed to win the tight contest by a narrow margin of 208 votes.
Patole, the incumbent Congress MLA from Sakoli, polled 96,795 votes, while his challenger from BJP, Avinash Brahmankar, came tantalisingly close to bagging 96,587 votes.
Independent nominee Somadatta Karanjekar was a distant third, bagging 18,309 votes.
While Patole managed to save the face with the thin margin, the Congress unit led by him and the Maha Vikas Aghadi were routed by the BJP-led Mahayuti in the one-sided contest.
