Dakshina Kannada | Former Ministers U T Khader, Ramanath Rai and Vinay Kumar Sorake find place in Congress first list

Former Ministers U.T. Khader (in pic), B. Ramanath Rai and Vinay Kumar Sorake will contest from Mangaluru (erstwhile Ullal), Bantwal and Kaup Assembly constituencies in the undivided Dakshina Kannada district.
| Photo Credit: H S MANJUNATH

Former Ministers U.T. Khader, B. Ramanath Rai and Vinay Kumar Sorake will contest from Mangaluru (erstwhile Ullal), Bantwal and Kaup Assembly constituencies in the undivided Dakshina Kannada district because the Congress introduced its first list of 124 constituencies on Saturday, March 25. 

Of the eight constituencies in Dakshina Kannada and 5 in Udupi districts, Congress has finalised candidates for 5 and three respectively in the first list. Rakshith Shivaram will contest from Belthangady seat whereas Mithun Rai will contest from Moodbidri and G Krishnappa from Sullia (SC) constituencies in Dakshina Kannada. 

M Dinesh Hegde and former MLA Okay Gopal Poojari will contest from Kundapura and Byndoor constituencies in Udupi district, respectively. 

Former Minister R V Deshpande is fielded from Haliyal, Satish Sail from Karwar and Mankala Subba Vaidya is fielded from Bhatkal constituencies in Uttara Kannada district.