EC to hold bypoll in Kundgol on May 19
TNN | Apr 10, 2019, 04:10 IST
Hubballi: The Election Commission has announced the date for the bydepoll for Kundagol assembly constituency which fell vacant after the death of MLA C S Shivalli. Polling will be held on May 19 and votes will be counted on May 23.
The gazette notification will be issued on April 22, last date for the submission of nominations is April 29 and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is May 2, said a release.
Shivalli was the minister for municipal administration in the H D Kumaraswamy-led state government and he died of a massive cardiac arrest on March 22.
Shivalli had defeated BJP’s S I Chikkanagoudar with a meagre margin of 637 votes in the assembly election.
Congress, BJP and JD(S) leaders have started preparations for the bypoll . The parties have a big list of ticket aspirants. The only question in the minds of Congress workers is whether the party will give the ticket to Shivalli’s wife.
The gazette notification will be issued on April 22, last date for the submission of nominations is April 29 and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is May 2, said a release.
Shivalli was the minister for municipal administration in the H D Kumaraswamy-led state government and he died of a massive cardiac arrest on March 22.
Shivalli had defeated BJP’s S I Chikkanagoudar with a meagre margin of 637 votes in the assembly election.
Congress, BJP and JD(S) leaders have started preparations for the bypoll . The parties have a big list of ticket aspirants. The only question in the minds of Congress workers is whether the party will give the ticket to Shivalli’s wife.
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