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Jayaprakash Hegde wins Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat by 45,724 votes

March 21, 2012

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Udupi, March 21: Congress candidate K. Jayaprakash Hegde has won the Udupi-Chikmagalur Loksabha byelection by 45,724 votes against BJP's V. Sunil Kumar on Wednesday.


Mr. Hegde who maintained lead over his rival throughout the various rounds of counting finally won over his nearest BJP rival by a massive margin.


As per the latest details available Mr. Hegde has secured 3,98,723 votes and triumphs by 45,724 votes over Sunil Kumar, who has secured 3,52,999 votes while JDS candidate S.L. Bhoje Gowda secured 72,080 votes when the counting completed after 16 rounds. JD(S) candidate along with the remaining 11candidates have lost their deposits.


The Congress candidate, who had lost the Lok Sabha election in 2009 from the same constituency, maintained lead over the BJP rival in all the eight Assembly segments namely Kapu, Sringeri, Mudigere, Tarikere, Udupi, Karkala, Chikmagalur and Kundapur.

Mr. Hegde, the 59-year-old softspoken and well-behaved polititican, had continuously represented Brahmavar Assembly constituency until the seat was merged with the neighbouring constituency during the delimitation process.

He tasted electoral defeat in the 2009 Lok Sabha election against D.V. Sadananda Gowda by a margin of 27,000 votes. However, he remained active in politics and continued to respond to the problems of the people of Udupi on various occasions.

He won in the 1994 Assembly Elections with 46.34% of votes for Janata Dal party respresenting Brahmavar constituency. He was Minster for Ports and Fisheries from 1994-1998 in the Deve Gowda and J.H. Patel ministries.

Although he identified himself with the Janata Parivar from the very beginning of his career, he remained neutral along with M.C. Nanaiah and B.A. Mohidin when the party split into JD(S) and JD (U).

The fact that he won the elections as an independent candidate during the interim period when he could not identify with either of the Janta Dal groups, is a testimony to the popularity he enjoyed among the local people.

However, in 2008 Assembly Elections, he tasted his first defeat by losing by a vote percentage of 37.37% representing the Congress in Kundapura constituency.


He also took a foray into Karnataka Premier League by becoming the owner of Malnad Gladiators and took active part in the annual tournament.

Son of K.Chandrashekar Hegde, a former District and Session Judge and Registrar of Karnataka High Court, Jayprakash Hegde is also an advocate by profession.


He is married to Shobha Hegde and has two children a son ,Nishanth and a daughter,Divya.

My victory is 'triumph of honesty', says Jayaprakash Hegde

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August 1,2020

Gadag, Aug 1: A woman in Gadag district of Karnataka mortgaged her 'mangalsutra' to buy a television set for her children following the Karnataka government's decision to continue the classes through TV amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

A resident of Radder Naganur village, Kasturi, who is also a mother of two, purchased a television set against her 'mangalsutra' for Rs 14,000. She bought the TV after her children's school teachers asked them to attend classes via the television set.

Kasturi said, "I can not send the children to the neighbours' house every day and it was necessary for them to study. We had no other option but to buy a TV set."

She said, "Both, my husband and I are daily wage workers and during coronavirus, we do not have work or money."

"I sold my 'mangalsutra' for Rs 20,000 and bought a TV for Rs 14,000," said Kasturi while happily adding, "Now, my kids can study at home itself."

Kasturi's daughter, Surekha said, "We did not have the TV for several months but now when we have it, we will study and get a bigger 'mangalsutra' for my mother."

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June 1,2020

Bengaluru, June 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised the Karnataka government for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Addressing the silver jubilee celebrations of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) via a digital platform, he spoke about the Karnataka government's efforts.

He appreciated the work of front-line warriors who are fighting every day in the war against COVID-19 and stressed the need to respect them.

"Doctors and other medical workers are soldiers without wearing the uniform of soldiers. Any kind of attack or violence against them is not acceptable," said Modi.

"There are incidents of violence against the front-line warriors. Any kind of abuse, violence or rude behaviour is not acceptable. The world is looking at doctors and medical staff with gratitude," he said.

"This is the biggest crisis since the two World Wars," the prime minister said. "Pre- and post-COVID-19, the world will be different. The discussions now at a global level are humanity-centric."

Stressing the importance of medical infrastructure, the prime minister spoke about the decision taken by the Union Government to set up a medical college in every district.

"A nation like ours has to have the medical infrastructure and medical education. Now, every district is going to have a medical college," he said.

However, the PM remained silent on salaries of front-line warriors. The Karnataka government has so far not released the salaries of doctors, nurses and lab technicians hired under National Health Mission.

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May 21,2020

Udupi, May 21: In a shocking development, as many as 27 fresh coronavirus positive cases were reported in the coastal district of Udupi today. 

Another shocker is, 16 among 27 covid-19 patients are children. The rest are six men and five women. 

Interestingly, all of them have inter-state travel history. 23 had come from Maharashtra and 3 from Telangana. Another one had come from Kerala to Manipal. More details are awaited.

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