Mangaluru: MCC Election final results out; BJP gets 44, Congress 14, SDPI wins 2 wards
Former MCC Mayor K Ashraf loses from Ward no. 45
Mangaluru: The final results of Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) was declared at around 12:00 pm on Thursday. The BJP registered thumping victory after bagging absolute majority with wins on 44 off the 60 wards of the corporation.
Congress on the other hand won 14 seats while the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) won in two wards.
Among the significant results was that of former MCC Mayor K Ashraf who lost the election to Congress Candidate Abdul Lateef on ward no. 45 Port ward.
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Former MLC Kariyanna H. Sangati passes away in Bengaluru
Koppal: Former Legislative Council member Kariyanna H. Sangati (61) passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Monday morning due to multiple organ failure.
He is survived by his wife, three sons, three daughters, and a large number of relatives.
Sangati was a close associate of D. K. Shivakumar. He had contested the 2008 Assembly elections as an independent candidate from Koppal constituency and the 2018 elections from Gangavathi constituency on a JD(S) ticket.
He also served as President of the Koppal Zilla Panchayat and held positions such as President of Kalidasa Educational Institutions and Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mandal, besides serving in various roles in the district.
Minister for Backward Classes Welfare and Kannada and Culture Shivaraj Tangadagi expressed grief over his demise.
“He was a distinguished member of the Legislative Council and a respected parliamentary figure. His death is painful. May God give his family and followers the strength to bear this grief,” he said in a condolence message.
