Mr & Mrs Kumaraswamy script history in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Nov 7: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and his wife Anitha Kumaraswamy have scripted history in the recently held byelections in the state. In a first, a chief minister will be entering state assembly with his wife.
The ruling combine's candidate for the Karnataka by-election wins in crucial Ramanagara assembly seat with a margin of 1,09,137 votes. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had suffered a big jolt in the Ramanagara seat after its pick L Chandrashekhar withdrew from the contest, accusing state BJP leaders of "non-cooperation and disinterest".
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Ramanagara
is
one
of
the
old
Mysuru
districts
where
the
rivalry
between
the
Congress
and
JD(S)
is
legendary.
This
was
the
first
election
in
four
decades
without
a
Congress-JDS
fight.
In
Ramanagaram,
the
seat
from
where
Chief
Minister
HD
Kumaraswamy's
wife
Anitha
Kumaraswamy
is
contesting,
73.71
per
cent
voting
was
registered.
Ramanagara seat fell vacant after Kumaraswamy preferred to retain Chennapatna, the other constituency from where he had won in the assembly election in May.
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Anitha Kumaraswamy had represented Madhugiri assembly constituency from 2008-2013.