Newskarnataka – Moodbidri

Moodbidri: Supriya D Shetty was elected President of Moodbidri TMC while Eliza Menezes was elected the Vice President on March 13, Thursday. Both the   posts were reserved for general category women candidates.

The nominations were submitted between 10.30 am and 12.30 pm wherein Harinakshi proposed the name of Shetty and Ratnakar Devadiga seconded it. Moodbidri Tahsildar Mohammed Isac conducted the elections and declared the names of the winners later in the afternoon.

Shakuntala proposed the name of Menezes for the post of Vice President  while Mohammed Bashir seconded it.

Shetty, who stood for elections for the first time from Kallabettu, 19th ward  has succeeded in becoming the president in her first attempt itself.  Similarly, Eliza Menezes, who had won from Karinje, 20th ward, has become the vice president for the first time.

Out of 23 wards of Moodbidri, Congress had 14 seats, BJP 5, JD(S) 3, and CPM 1. Of these, 10 members from the Congress and BJP were new and the new administration has been formed with 7 women from Congress and 1 from JD(S).

Senior members Bahubali Prasad, P K Thomas, former president Ratnakar Devadiga, Harinakshi, and former vice president Ramani, Minister Abhayachandra Jain, Block Congress President Meghanand Shetty, Congress leaders Chandrahas Sanil, Sampat Samrajya, Chief Executive Rayappa, Yashaswini, and Revenue Inspector Dhananjay were present during the elections.