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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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
