Now, Municipal elections in-between the Assembly and the Lok Sabha elections


Team Udayavani, Jun 18, 2018, 1:13 PM IST

Udupi:  The Legislative Assembly elections have concluded and next year will see the Lok Sabha elections. Amidst this, in a month’s period of time, Municipal election process shall begin. It seems there is no relief for the leaders, workers and officers.

Come September, the term of the current administration comes to an end before which the elctions have to take place. The elections have to take place before August end since the president reservation has to be announced. Hence, the election process must place in June.

Even before the political parties, the district administration and the election commission needs to get ready for the elections. Already the district administration has published the ward wise reservation list and called for submission of any objections. In Udupi district, the elections will be conducted for altogether 4 city institutions. Since the election at Kaup municipality had taken place a year back, its term has not yet come to its end.

The 35 seats at Udupi Corporation and the 23 seats of Kundapur and Karkala municipality have remained unchanged.  Only in Saligrama municipality, the numbers of seats have been increased from 14 to 16. The elections in the district will be conducted for altogether 97 wards.

Mainly, Congress and BJP parties have already done preparations. In Kundapur and Karkala, BJP is in power. It is bit of a problem to decide on the party at Saligrama. Both the parties have conducted preliminary meetings in preparation. The parties have thought on who should contest from which ward. The leaders of both the parties believe that they are bound for victory.

“We are planning to contest at all the positions in the four city institutions. It has come to knowledge that the ward reservation list has not yet come to the gaze of Congress. We suspect that someone hand. It is being said that Congress will submit its objection. We will also submit objections,” informed Yogish Shetty, JD(S) district president, Udupi.

“On Sunday we conducted a meeting on Udupi city. We discussed about the counter technique to BJP’s technique. A few more committees need to be created. We will conduct meetings at Kundapur, Karkala and Saligrama. We have submitted objections to a few reservations,” informed Udupi district Congress president, Janardan Tonse.

“We have conducted talks on the elections at the four institutions of the city at the leaders meeting and at the district committee meeting on Saturday. The party workers are excited and we are giving concentration towards registering the voters. Within a month we will finalize on the candidates,” informed district BJP president, Mattar Ratnakara Hegde, Udupi.

Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.

Top News

Delhi Police identifies 175 people in verification drive against illegal Bangladeshi immigrants

We have evidence of BJP MLC Ravi using invective inside K’taka Legislative Council: CM Siddaramaiah

Maintain strong relations with all community outfits, don’t oppose their views: Cong’s Chennithala

SC asks HC, Maharashtra govt to evolve mechanism to ensure production of accused before trial courts

7 Indians among around 200 injured in German Christmas market attack

Gambhir Problems: He wants his team but will he get that?

From reel to real: Drug smuggler caught from theatre during ‘Pushpa 2’ show

Related Articles More

We have evidence of BJP MLC Ravi using invective inside K’taka Legislative Council: CM Siddaramaiah

Kundapura: Jet ski overturns in rough sea; Rider missing

Bengaluru: Woman posing as politician’s associate loots 3 kg gold

Belagavi: Man drives tractor over brother over property dispute, arrested

Geethartha Chinthane 132: Philosophy is not for preaching but for practice

MUST WATCH

Tulunadu Daivaradane

Feeding Birds with Creative Paddy Art!

Areca Nut

HOTEL SRI DURGA BHAVANA

Harish Poonja


Latest Additions

Zakir Hussain’s family shares first Instagram post after his death: Always together in love

Delhi Police identifies 175 people in verification drive against illegal Bangladeshi immigrants

We have evidence of BJP MLC Ravi using invective inside K’taka Legislative Council: CM Siddaramaiah

Diljit Dosanjh denies blocking AP Dhillon on social media

India beat Bangladesh by 41 runs to bag Women’s U19 T20 Asia Cup

Thanks for visiting Udayavani

You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.