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Ullal City Municipal Council bypoll: Congress candidates win both seats

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February 15, 2017

Mangaluru, Feb 15: In spite of rigorous pre-poll campaign by Bharatiya Janata Party candidates, the Congress candidates have managed to register huge victories in two wards of Ullal City Municipal Council.

congressThe bypolls were held in Chembugudde and Kallapu wards of the CMC on February 12 and the results were announced today.

Sitting Congress councillor Basil D'Souza retained Chembugudde ward by defeating his closest rival Satish Chembugudde of BJP by a huge margin.

884 out of 1,520 voters had cast their votes in the ward. While D’Soza bagged 600 votes, Satish secured only 149 votes. Harish Shetty of CPM candidate managed to get only 78 votes. Kalandar, an independent candidate, finished fourth by bagging 57 votes.

In Kallapu ward, Congress candidate Usman Kallapu secured 510 votes out of 1005 votes. His closest rival was Dinakar Ullal , an independent candidate, who bagged 240 votes. BJP candidate Chandrahas Pandithouse bagged 226 votes. Ismail Shaffi of JD(S) secured only 29 votes.

Interestingly, women voters outnumbered their male counterparts in both wards.

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SYED
 - 
Thursday, 16 Feb 2017

Mr. Narenanna, This is Anti Nationalists Sanghis infested area so BJP will loose obviously ...hehehehehe

Rikaz
 - 
Wednesday, 15 Feb 2017

BJP has a corrupt president in states....doubtful to win any seats...if he would win his own seat in Karnataka...that will be great job....

Naren kotian
 - 
Wednesday, 15 Feb 2017

this is jihadi infested area so khangrace will win obviously

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