Udupi: It is an ironic situation for the majority Bunt community in Kundapur assembly constituency where the community’s popular candidate and sitting MLA withdrew from the election to support a Brahmin, while on the other hand, Congress To take advantage of this vacuum, Bunt has been fielded. Whereas BJP Retired sitting MLA is banking on turmeric Srinivas ShettyThe attractiveness of the official candidate gives the Congress hope that their Bunt candidate should do the trick.
announced five times Vidhayak ShettyWhile this was not entirely unexpected, it came as a shocker to the BJP. However, Shetty ensured that his confidant A Kiran Kumar Kodgi, son of popular leader AG Kodgi, who was also the chairman of the Third Finance Commission Implementation Task Force, got the ticket. Meanwhile, the Congress has decided to field Mollahalli Dinesh Hegde. The Congress is hoping that since the BJP has fielded a Brahmin candidate, the party will be able to consolidate the votes of the Bunt community for victory. Although the haldi factor remains the biggest hope for the BJP, community sources say Shetty was not given due respect during his tenure, refusing a ministerial berth despite being a five-time MLA, as he He was humble and patient. ,
A peep into the past reveals that most of the MLAs who have won from the constituency are from the Bunt community. BJP has taken the risk of fielding a Brahmin candidate.
Shetty, fondly known as the ‘Vajpayee of Kundapur’, is one of the few MLAs who has increased his victory margin in every election. Shetty won from the BJP four times – in 1999, 2004, 2008 and 2018. In the 2013 elections, upset with the BJP for not including him in the cabinet, he contested as an independent candidate, and won by a margin of 41,611 votes. , In the 2018 elections, Shetty defeated Rakesh Malli of INC by 56,045 votes, which is believed to be the biggest margin in undivided Dakshina Kannada. Interestingly, since 1983, Pratap Chandra Shetty of Congress has won four times in a row. Thus, for almost three decades, the constituency was led by two Bunt leaders. This year, five candidates are in the fray, including JD(S)’s Ramesh, Uttam Prajakia Party’s Arun Deepak Mendonca and Chandrashekharji (independent). The constituency is expected to see a close fight between BJP’s Kodgi and Congress’s Hegde. One of the constituencies blessed with nature’s boons, the region has been blessed with the Western Ghats, the Arabian Sea, pristine beaches, rivers, backwaters, kudras (river islands), waterfalls and many places of worship.
Some of the major issues include the non-completion of the Varahi irrigation project. Barkur, the ancient capital of the Tulu kingdom, which has a glorious historical background, and is one of the many places where only a fraction of the ancient structures survive, need restoration, and can be promoted as a tourist destination Is. Overall tourism has been neglected. Cody Beach is also an emerging hotspot for Olive Ridley sea turtle conservation.
CRZ issues, illegal sand mining and sea erosion continue to haunt this coastal city. The people of the constituency demand establishment of a medical college or superspeciality hospital, fisheries college and an industrial area. The constituency also has issues of drinking water, salt water intrusion into paddy fields from the sea, lack of public transport facilities in interior places and migration of youth from villages to better job opportunities.
announced five times Vidhayak ShettyWhile this was not entirely unexpected, it came as a shocker to the BJP. However, Shetty ensured that his confidant A Kiran Kumar Kodgi, son of popular leader AG Kodgi, who was also the chairman of the Third Finance Commission Implementation Task Force, got the ticket. Meanwhile, the Congress has decided to field Mollahalli Dinesh Hegde. The Congress is hoping that since the BJP has fielded a Brahmin candidate, the party will be able to consolidate the votes of the Bunt community for victory. Although the haldi factor remains the biggest hope for the BJP, community sources say Shetty was not given due respect during his tenure, refusing a ministerial berth despite being a five-time MLA, as he He was humble and patient. ,
A peep into the past reveals that most of the MLAs who have won from the constituency are from the Bunt community. BJP has taken the risk of fielding a Brahmin candidate.
Shetty, fondly known as the ‘Vajpayee of Kundapur’, is one of the few MLAs who has increased his victory margin in every election. Shetty won from the BJP four times – in 1999, 2004, 2008 and 2018. In the 2013 elections, upset with the BJP for not including him in the cabinet, he contested as an independent candidate, and won by a margin of 41,611 votes. , In the 2018 elections, Shetty defeated Rakesh Malli of INC by 56,045 votes, which is believed to be the biggest margin in undivided Dakshina Kannada. Interestingly, since 1983, Pratap Chandra Shetty of Congress has won four times in a row. Thus, for almost three decades, the constituency was led by two Bunt leaders. This year, five candidates are in the fray, including JD(S)’s Ramesh, Uttam Prajakia Party’s Arun Deepak Mendonca and Chandrashekharji (independent). The constituency is expected to see a close fight between BJP’s Kodgi and Congress’s Hegde. One of the constituencies blessed with nature’s boons, the region has been blessed with the Western Ghats, the Arabian Sea, pristine beaches, rivers, backwaters, kudras (river islands), waterfalls and many places of worship.
Some of the major issues include the non-completion of the Varahi irrigation project. Barkur, the ancient capital of the Tulu kingdom, which has a glorious historical background, and is one of the many places where only a fraction of the ancient structures survive, need restoration, and can be promoted as a tourist destination Is. Overall tourism has been neglected. Cody Beach is also an emerging hotspot for Olive Ridley sea turtle conservation.
CRZ issues, illegal sand mining and sea erosion continue to haunt this coastal city. The people of the constituency demand establishment of a medical college or superspeciality hospital, fisheries college and an industrial area. The constituency also has issues of drinking water, salt water intrusion into paddy fields from the sea, lack of public transport facilities in interior places and migration of youth from villages to better job opportunities.