Congress wrests seat from JD(S) in Mysuru civic by-poll
The Hindu
The by-poll was necessitated by disqualification of then Mayor Rukmini Made Gowda of JD(S)
Congress has managed to wrest Ward No. 36 of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) from the JD(S) during the by-poll held on September 3. The result was declared on September 6 Congress party’s Rajini Annaiah defeated Leelavathi S. of the JD(S) by a margin of 1,997 votes.More Related News
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