Daijiworld Media Network – Bangalore
Bangalore, Jul 20: Three assembly constituencies that went vacant - Shikaripura, Chikkodi and Bellary - after its MLAs contested the Lok Sabha polls, will go to by-elections on August 21.
The legislative members of the three turfs, Yeddiyurappa (Shikaripura), Sriramulu (Bellary) and Prakash Hukkeri (Chikkodi) contested for the Lok Sabha elections in April/May, and all of them won.
According to a press release from the Election Commission of India, the notification for the by-elections will be issued on July 23. The candidates are required to file their nominations before August 2 and the scrutiny of the nominations will be conducted on August 4. The last date to withdraw the nominations is August 6. The elections will be held on August 21, and the results would be out on August 25.
The Election Commission stated by-elections will be held in Bihar, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh on the same day for 21 assembly constituencies. In the Congress-led Karnataka, this is the first Assembly by-elections after it assumed power.
With elections being declared, names of several possible candidates are doing the rounds in these constituencies:
Shikaripura
Congress - Former MLA Shantaveera Gowda
BJP- B Y Raghavendra
JD(S) - Baligar (aspirant, not finalized)
Chikkodi - Sadalaga
Congress aspirants- Ganesh Hukkeri, Amit Kore, Hydar Ali Patel
BJP- Ramesh Katti, Mahantesh Kavatagi Matta, Anna Saheb Jalle
JD(S) - not yet decided
Bellary
Congress - Asundi Honnarappa, reired IAS officer Devendrappa
BJP - J Shanta, Sanna Pakeerappa, Dr C R Srinivas
JD(S) - not yet decided