Summary:
George and Byrathi S.
Suresh are Congress candidates from Sarvagnanagar and Hebbal in Bengaluru where SDPI decided not to field any candidates. Mr.
Rai had been blaming both the RSS and the SDPI for communal strife in Dakshina Kannada. more-inThe Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has decided to withdraw its candidate from Bantwal Assembly constituency in Dakshina Kannada smoothening the path of Minister B.
Ramanath Rai, who has been renominated by the Congress as its candidate. SDPI’s decision was taken to prevent the division of Muslim votes thereby affecting prospects of secular forces which could aid alleged communal forces, party office-bearers said. In the 2013 Assembly Elections, SDPI’s Abdul Majeed Khan came third with 6,113 votes while Mr.
Rai won with 81,665 votes and BJP’s Rajesh Naik came second with 63,607 votes..