Udupi, Apr 27: In spite of the presence of Janata Dal (Secular) and Social Democratic Party of India candidates, the Congress party has managed to defeat Bharatiya Janata Party in the first elections to the newly created Kaup Town Municipal Council in Udupi district.
In the 23 strong TMC, the counting for which was held at taluk panchayat office here on Wednesday, the Congress won 12 seats while the BJP won remaining 11 seats. Both parties had fielded 23 candidates each, while the JD(S) and SDPI had fielded 5 and 4 candidates respectively. Three independent candidates also tried their luck but in vain.
Supporters of both BJP and Congress had gathered in large numbers outside the counting centre as both were neck-and-neck each winning 11 seats. Finally, the result of Ahmed Mohalla seat brought cheers on the faces of Congress supporters as their candidate Leela humbled BJP's Ratna by a margin of votes.
The prestigious TMC, which falls under Urban Development Minister and Udupi District in-charge Vinay Kumar Sorake's Kaup constituency, had recorded 75 percent voter turnout in the election held on April 24.
Since Mr. Sorake had personally taken the initiative to make Kaup a TMC, it was a matter of prestige for him to win the polls. On the other hand, the BJP, which had performed well in the recently concluded Zilla and Taluk Panchayat elections in the district, also had tried its best to upset Mr. Sorake's applecart.
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Yeddi's entry... benefits Congress
Congress Rocks...We would have achieved more Votes if SDPI and JDS were not in race. Well it is a victory of Common People.Jai Hind
Winners serve the people to the best & Losers try for the next time.
CONGRATULATION.
HARD WORK OF VINAY kUMAR SORAKE AND PARTY
First up all Congratulations the winners, neck to neck fight between Congii and Criminal Parties, where its stopped now in Top of Neck, any one good Friday, bit side line goes with in a minute falling down with in a minute, even there is no other Substitute to add in Essence??? neck to neck!!!!!, Master Blaster D Gowdanna , where is Kumaranna in Kaup no Relation not yet managed? any way Zero in your account, we will see playing Game behind. What about 'IPDS\ choors they washed out, couldn't manage grab anything looks sold out for Havala money????? like last rain Mushrooms is it required all these dramas???????
Chaddi gone Trouser came. Yaddi Come Who goes???
Any way Jai hoo Siddaramanna.
Jai Hoo Surakanna."
Congress says national level alliance won't be needed. So True!! RahulGandhi alone is enough to destroy
Greed of Congress for power grab is so desperate that it won't mind destroying India for its own political gain.Shame congress
Congress coined 'Hindu terror' to woo Muslims.
we also won 11 seats.
Congratulations
everyone must first understand that whomever comes to the power we are not getting anything, same life we are living, from the independence,
ache din agaya phirse,
congress rolling back, bjp's thug life
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