As the counting of votes in the gram panchayat elections was nearing the end in a few constituencies in both Yadgir and Raichur districts, some interesting reports emerged. Two daughters of the former Minister Muniyappa Muddappa lost the gram panchayat elections. Sharada and Meenakshi, who contested in the Marchethal Gram Panchayat, were defeated by their opponents. Gopikrishna, who contested in Ward No 4 in Gandhinagar in Sindhanur taluk, registered his fifth victory in the elections. Meanwhile, Shivakumar, son of the former MLA Yallappa Hakkarki, registered victory by 111 votes in Dondabali constituency.

Source: The Hindu December 30, 2020 19:07 UTC