K G Bopaiah elected K'taka Deputy Speaker

Bangalore, Jul 29: Mr K G Bopaiah of the (BJP) was unanimously elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly today.

He was elected unanimously as no other member from any other party filed papers for the post.

A formal announcement of the result was made by Speaker Jagdish Shettar after the motion for electing the Deputy Speaker was moved by BJP's C T Ravi and seconded by Transport Minister R Ashok.

Mr Bopaiah had won the Assembly elections from the Virajpet constituency in Kodagu District.

UNI