Mangalore: Shankar Bhat Sworn in as Mayor, Rajani Dugganna as Deputy
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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (RS/SP)
Mangalore, Feb 25: Senior Bharatiya Janatha Party leader Shankar Bhat was sworn in as the new mayor of Mangalore City Corporation while Rajani Dugganna was elevated to the post of deputy mayor, on Wednesday February 25.
This is the second mayoral term for the BJP that has been ruling Mangalore City Corporation at present. Shankar Bhat and Rajani Dugganna were sworn in after they were elected by the council members.
Shankar Bhat has been a corporator since the last several years and also the senior most BJP corporator. He got 39 votes as against 21 bagged by the Congress candidate Ashok Shetty.
Deputy mayor Rajani Dugganna, also a senior corporator, could muster 39 votes. Congress candidate Bharati Dinesh got 21 votes.
Three corporators remained neutral during the voting process for both the posts. District in-charge minister Krishna J Palemar, MLA Yogish Bhat and MLC Ganesh Karnik were present during the elections and cast their votes.
Shankar Bhat took charge from Ganesh Hosabettu and Rajani Dugganna from Shakila Kava.