Four candidates file nominations in Udupi district on first day
Udupi: The only BJP MLA who retained his seat and managed to get the party ticket from Udupi district, Sunil Kumar on Thursday filed nomination from the Karkala constituency for the Karnataka Assembly Elections.
The returning officer of the election in the district, Udupi Deputy Commissioner Kurma Rao on Thursday added that four candidates in the district including Sunil Kumar have filed nominations on the first day of nomination submission.
Indian National Congress candidate Molahalli Dinesh Hegde and Kiran Kumar Kodgi of the BJP also filed their respective nominations from the Kundapur assembly constituency.
Ramadas Bhat of the Karnataka Rashtra Samiti also filed his nominations from the Udupi assembly constituency.
No nominations were filed from Byndoor and Kapu constituencies on the first day. The last day for filing the nominations is 20 April. The nomination papers will be scrutinized on April 21 while the last day to withdraw nominations is April 24.
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Supreme Court grants bail to MLA Vinay Kulkarni in Yogish Gowda murder case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has granted bail to Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni in connection with the murder of BJP Zilla Panchayat member Yogish Gowda from Hebballi in Dharwad district.
A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Karol passed the order granting bail to Kulkarni.
Earlier, following the cancellation of his bail, Kulkarni had surrendered before the Special Court for MPs and MLAs. His recent bail plea had also been rejected by the High Court.
Subsequently, Kulkarni approached the Supreme Court, which has now granted him bail.
