Only one Congress MLA has resigned, not two: Speaker

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July 3, 2019

Bengaluru, Jul 3: After two Congress MLAs claimed to have resigned from the Assembly in Karnataka, Speaker Ramesh Kumar on Wednesday said that he has received only the resignation of Vijaynagar MLA Anand Singh.

"There are no two resignations. There is only one resignation letter handed over to me physically by a member himself. So the question of the second resignation doesn't arise. Lhe law will take its due course.", he said Kumar talking to media persons.

"Resignation shall not be a matter of convenience. It should be a matter of conviction. Late Lal Bahadur Shastri resigned as minister of railways when an accident took place. The resignation also has its sanctity, its dignity." said the Speaker.

Two Congress MLAs on Monday said on Monday they have quit the Assembly further bringing down the ruling coalition numbers in the House.

Vijayanagar MLA, Anand Singh, met Governor Vajubai Vala and submitted his resignation. The copy of it was sent to Speaker Ramesh Kumar. Hours later, Gokak MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi, also resigned from the Assembly.

"Resignation shall not be a matter of convenience, there should be a matter of conviction. Late Lal Bahadur Shastri resigned as minister of railways when an accident took place. The resignation also has its sanctity, its dignity." said the Karnataka legislative assembly speaker.

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DK-Udupi local authorities' constituency by-poll: 4 candidates – Cong, BJP, SDPI, Ind – in fray

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October 8,2024

Mangaluru: The by-election to the legislative council from the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi local authorities' constituency will be a contest among four candidates. An independent candidate, Muhammed Riyaz, has withdrawn his nomination on Monday, the last day for withdrawal.

Deputy commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP stated that candidates Kishore BR (BJP), Raju Poojary (Congress), Anwar Sadat S (SDPI), and Dinakar Ullal (independent) will be in the fray.

Polling will be held at 392 booths in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts between 8am and 4pm on Oct 21.

A total of 6,032 voters from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi are eligible to vote. While there will be 234 polling booths in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi will have 158 stations. Gram panchayat members, corporators of the Mangaluru City Corporation, members of city municipal councils, town municipal councils, town panchayats, MLAs, MLCs, and Lok Sabha members are eligible to vote.

Election observer of the Election Commission of India (ECI), Pankaj Kumar Pandey, reviewed the poll preparations at the deputy commissioner's office on Monday. He issued directions to officials regarding arrangements to be made during the election and counting of votes.

The deputy commissioner stated that out of 6,032 voters, 3,127 are women and 2,905 are men. He said the counting of votes will be held at St Aloysius PU College in the city on Oct 24.

Udupi deputy commissioner Vidya Kumari K, city police commissioner Anupam Agrawal, Dakshina Kannada ZP CEO Anandh K, Dakshina Kannada SP Yathish N, Udupi SP Arun K, and additional deputy commissioners Santhosh Kumar G and Mamatha Devi were present.

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