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The ruling Congress successful Karnataka mislaid 2 of 3 municipality section assemblage (ULB) elections successful Dakshina Kannada district, which were held successful December. The decision comes days aft the ruling enactment crossed the mid-way people of its five-year word aft coming to powerfulness successful 2023 by offering 5 guarantees.
The results of the elections, which were held connected December 21, were declared connected December 24.
Of the 19 seats successful the Bajpe Town Panchayat, 7 seats were reserved for women. In the Kinnigoli panchayat, six of 18 seats were reserved for women.
The BJP won Kinnigoli and Bajpe Town Panchayats portion the Congress was capable to triumph lone Kadaba Town Panchayat successful the first-ever elections held aft they were upgraded from gram panchayats.
Of the 19 seats successful Bajpe Town Panchayat, the BJP won 11, Congress four, and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) 3 seats. The remaining spot was bagged by an autarkic candidate.
Kinnigoli Town Panchayat has 18 seats of which the BJP bagged 10 seats leaving 8 seats to the Congress.
Earlier, successful the predetermination to Kadaba Town Panchayat connected August 17, 2025, the Congress had bagged 8 of 13 seats leaving 5 seats to the BJP. The predetermination was held aft Kadaba became a taluk headquarters.
Premananda Shetty, General Secretary, Dakshina Kannada portion of the BJP, told The Hindu that the results revealed that voters person rejected the maladministration of the Congress, and are successful favour of the improvement docket of the BJP.
The voters person reposed their religion and spot successful the BJP, which tin present successful section administration, said Mr. Shetty, a erstwhile politician of Mangaluru City Corporation.
