According to the report, only two winning candidates have declared assets less than Rs 50 lakh, ten between Rs 50 lakh and Rs 2 crore, 31 between Rs 2 crore and Rs 5 crore, and 180 above Rs 5 crore.
Riding on the Hindutva and Modi wave, the BJP succeeded in retaining six out of eight Assembly constituencies in Dakshina Kannada district on Saturday.
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Although a BJP bastion, there is a close fight between the Congress and the BJP, with both the parties hoping that the winds will blow in their favour in coastal Karnataka region which covers Dakshin Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada
All major parties in Karnataka BJP, Congress and JD(S) have fielded few women candidates despite proclaiming support for the Women’s Reservation Bill.