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Janata Dal (S) collects applications

By Our Staff Correspondent

MYSORE, MARCH 14. A team of the Janata Dal (Secular) observers on Sunday collected applications from aspirants seeking the party ticket to contest the Assembly elections from the three segments in the city and also for the Mysore Lok Sabha constituency.

The team, led by the former MP, Krishna, heard the views of party workers and the supporters of the ticket aspirants. Although the widow of H. Nagappa, Parimala Nagappa, was one of the observers, she did not turn up for the meeting. The team comprised the former Chairman of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, T. Prabhakar, M. Sreedharmurthy, and V. Venkateshwar Reddy.

Mr. Prabhakar told presspersons that the observers had collected applications from aspirants for the party ticket from the three Assembly segments in Mysore and the Mysore Lok Sabha constituency. The team would begin its visit to H.D. Kote, Periyapatna, Hunsur, and K.R. Nagar on Monday to collect the applications. The list of applicants along with a report would be submitted to the leadership on March 16. The Parliamentary Board of the party would take a final decision on the party's nominees. "In the case of most constituencies, the final choice of the party leadership will be from among the candidates who have submitted their applications," Mr. Prabhakar said in reply to a question. While 11 candidates had sought the ticket from Chamaraja Assembly segment, seven had applied for the ticket from the Krishnaraja Assembly constituency. For Narasimharaja Assembly segment, there were four applicants, he said. There were five aspirants for the Mysore Lok Sabha constituency.

To another question, Mr. Krishna said the only application the party had received for the Chamundeshwari Assembly segment was from the State unit President, Siddaramaiah. The party's Mysore city unit President, Ananthu, said Mr. Siddaramaiah applied for the ticket during his last visit to the city. "He has also paid the application fee of Rs. 5,100," he added. Mr. Prabhakar said the workers were divided about fielding a Muslim candidate from Narasimharaja Assembly segment was divided. While a section of the party workers felt that the party should persist with Mr. Pawar, there was another section that favoured a Muslim candidate to checkmate the Congress in the constituency.

Among the 11 applicants for the party ticket to contest the Chamaraja Assembly segment are the former Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Chairman, C. Basave Gowda, the former Mayor, Dhruva Kumar, and the former corporators, Devaraj and R.Lingappa. Those aspiring for the ticket from the Krishnaraja Assembly segment were the former Mayors, Maniraju and R.G. Narasimha Iyengar, the former Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) Chairman, R. Chandrashekar, the party leader, Leela Channaiah, and the follower of the former Union Minister, V. Srinivas Prasad and K.R. Mohan Kumar. The four aspirants for Narasimharaja segment are the former MLA, E. Maruthi Rao Pawar, R.Q. Arshad, Azeezulla, and Mukhthar Ahmed.

The President of the Mysore Zilla Panchayat, S.C. Basavaraju, the party leader, P. Mallesh, and the Professor at JSS College, Subbappa, are among the five aspirants for the Mysore Lok Sabha seat.

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