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Notification for the by-poll will be issued on February 25 and the last date of filing nominations is March 4, while the last date for withdrawal is March 8
The ECI said that the election will take place as per COVID-19 safety guidelines including wearing face masks and using sanitisers.
Bengaluru: The by-poll to the Karnataka Legislative Council seat which fell vacant due to the death of Council deputy speaker S L Dharmegowda will take place on March 15, the Election Commission said on Thursday.
According to the ECI order, notification for the by-poll will be issued on February 25 and the last date of filing nominations is March 4. The last date for withdrawal is March 8.
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Bengaluru, Feb 18: The bypoll to the Karnataka Legislative Council seat which fell vacant due to the death of Council deputy speaker S L Dharmegowda will take place on March 15, the Election Commission said on Thursday.
Did the council chair incident lead to Dharme Gowda’s death
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Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2020, 12:41 [IST]
Bengaluru, 30: Karnataka Legislative Council Deputy Chairman S L Dharme Gowda who allegedly died by suicide was reportedly depressed over the December 15 incident in the House, where he was pulled down from the chair during the one day session.
Dharme Gowda was at the centre of the high drama in the legislative council on December 15, which saw BJP-JD(S) and Congress members hurling abuses and pushing each other over a row pertaining to a no-confidence motion against Chairman K Pratapachandra Shetty.
During the ruckus, Dharme Gowda, who was on the Chairman s seat, was pulled down by some Congress legislators who accused him of occupying the chair against the rules.
LS speaker calls for high-level probe into death of Karnataka Legislative Council Deputy chairman
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Last Updated: Dec 30, 2020, 05:22 PM IST
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During the ruckus, Gowda was pulled down from the Chair by some Congress legislators, who accused him of occupying it as deputy chairman against rules, as part of the BJP s plan to unseat Shetty, who is from the Congress.
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The Lok Sabha Speaker said, It is the duty of all of us to safeguard the prestige of legislative bodies and dignity and freedom of presiding officers.
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday called for a high-level probe by an independent agency into the death of Karnataka Legislative Council Deputy Chairman S L Dharme Gowda. Gowda, 64, was found dead on rail tracks in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka in the early hours of Tuesday, with police sources claiming that it was a case of suicide. He was a JD(S) MLC.