BJP wins top posts in Hubballi-Dharwad City Corporation; Veena Baradwad elected Mayor
Hubballi: BJP candidates on Tuesday won the elections to the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the 22nd term of the Hubballi-Dharwad City Corporation.
In the party’s second successive victory for the top posts of the Corporation, Veena Baradwad was elected Mayor with 46 votes, while her opponent from the Congress Suvarna Kalkunta got 37 votes.
BJP member Satish Surendra Hangal, who is the representative of Ward 32 in the Corporation, won the election to the post of Deputy Mayor with 46 votes.
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The Hubballi-Dharwad City Corporation has a total of 82 members, including 39 members from the BJP, 33 from the Congress, 1 from the JD(S), 3 from AIMIM and 6 Independents. The post of the Mayor was reserved for a woman belonging to ‘General’ category, while the Deputy Mayor’s post was reserved for the ‘General’ category.
Belagavi Regional Commissioner Nitesh Patil, who was also the election officer for the poll, declared the results on Tuesday.
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Second PUC results: Life convict clears exam with distinction, DGP lauds effort
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Bengaluru: A life convict lodged in Ballari Central Prison has successfully cleared the second PUC examination.
Ashok Kumar S, who appeared for the examination under prison escort, secured 481 marks out of 600, registering 80.1 percent.
Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Alok Kumar (IPS), shared the development on his official ‘X’ handle, commending the inmate’s achievement.
In his post, he stated that it was heartening to see a life convict score over 80 percent in the examination, adding that the inmate had appeared from Ballari Central Prison under escort.
It’s heartening to see that one of our life convict prisoners Ashok has obtained 80.1% marks in PUC exam. He appeared under Prison escort from Ballari Central Prison for his exams.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) April 9, 2026
Glad to see that Walls of the prison has not subdued his hopes for a better future. pic.twitter.com/Nzlcy076SR
He further noted that the achievement reflected that the “walls of the prison have not subdued his hopes for a better future.”
Alok Kumar in his post also shared the result sheet of Ashok.
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) declared the second PUC results for 2026 on April 9.
A total of 6,32,200 students appeared for the examination across all streams, of whom 5,46,698 passed, recording an overall pass percentage of 86.48 per cent.
