Mithun Rai loses to Umanatha Kotian from Moodibidri constituency
Umanatha Kotian, the BJP candidate from Moodbidri constituency, has won the seat for the second time in a row in the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023, defeating Mithun Rai of the Congress party.
Kotian secured 85,858 votes, while his nearest rival Mithun Rai of the Congress party secured 63,575 votes. The BJP candidate thanked the voters of his constituency for their support and said he would work towards fulfilling their expectations.
In the previous assembly elections in 2018, Kotian had defeated Abhayachandra Jain of the Congress party. Kotian's victory this time marks his second consecutive victory. Mithun Rai, who was a young and influential Congress leader was the DK District Youth Congress President and also the general secretary of KPCC. He had contested as a Congress candidate from the Dakshina Kannada district in the last Lok Sabha elections.
In the Moodbidri constituency, the BJP has a strong presence, and Umanatha Kotian has been able to establish himself as a popular leader.
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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
