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PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
No.DPAR 01 CHUVEBHA (ADDL.CEO-1)2024, Bengaluru, Dated:22.10.2024
The following Order No.76/KT-LA/32/2023/CEMS-II, dated, 23rd September, 2024 of the Election
Commission of India is republished hereunder for general information:
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001
23rd September, 2024
No: 76/KT-LA/32/2023/CEMS-II Dated:
01 Ashwin, 1946(Saka)
ORDER
WHEREAS, the General Election to Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, 2023 for
179-Devanahalli (SC) Assembly Constituency was held in pursuance of the Election
Commission of India Notification No.464/KT-LA/2023, dated 13th April, 2023; and
WHEREAS, as per Section 78 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, every
contesting candidate at an election shall, within 30 days from the date of election of the
returned candidate, lodge with the District Election Officer an account of his/her election
expenses which shall be a true copy of the account kept by him/her or his/her election
agent under Section 77 of the said act; and
WHEREAS, the result of the election for 179-Devanahalli (SC) Assembly
Constituency of Karnataka, 2023 was declared by the Returning Officer on 13th May, 2023
and hence the last date for lodging the account of Election Expenses was 12th June, 2023;
and
WHEREAS, as per the report dated 13.06.2023 of DEO, Bengaluru Rural under
sub-rule(1) of Rule 89 of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 received through the CEO,
Karnataka vide his letter no.DPAR/11/Chuvebha (Addl CEO-1) 2023, dated:23.06.2023
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Part – IV
22
2024
30
1946)
BENGALURU, TUESDAY, 22, OCTOBER, 2024(AASHWAYUJA, 30, SHAKAVARSHA, 1946)
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No. 495
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stating that Sri Welfare Manjunatha, a contesting candidate from 179-Devanahalli (SC)
Assembly Constituency in General Election to Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, 2023
has failed to lodge the account of his election expenses, as required under law; and
WHEREAS, on basis of the said report of the District Election Officer, DEO,
Bengaluru Rural a Show-Cause notice No.76/KT-LA/32/2023/CEMS-II, dated 26th
February, 2023 was issued under sub rule (5) of Rule 89 of the Conduct of Elections Rules,
1961 by the Election Commission of India to Sri Welfare Manjunatha, for not lodging of
the account of Election Expenses; and
WHEREAS, through the above said Show Cause Notice and under sub rule(6) of
Rule 89 of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, Sri Welfare Manjunatha was directed to
submit representation in writing to the Commission explaining the reasons for not lodging
the account and also to lodge the account of her election expenses with the District Election
Officer, Bengaluru Rural District within 20 days from the date of receipt of the notice; and
WHEREAS, the DEO, Bengaluru Rural in his report no.ELN/CR/131/2023-24;
dated 30.04.2024 has reported that the Show Cause Notice was pasted on the door of
the house in presence of local residents/villagers on 06.03.2024; and
WHEREAS, the District Election Officer, Bengaluru North in his Supplementary
Report no.ELN/CR/131/2023-24 dated 30.04.2024 on account of the candidate received
through CEO, Karnataka letter No. DPAR/11/CHUVEBHA(Addl.CEO-1) 2023; dated
01.05.2024 has reported that Sri Welfare Manjunatha has not submitted any
representation or statement of account of election expenses. Further, after receipt of the
said notice Sri Welfare Manjunatha has neither furnished any reason nor explanation to
the Election Commission of India for failure to lodge the account of her election expenses
as prescribed under law; and
WHEREAS, Section 10A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 provides that:-
“If the Election Commission is satisfied that a person-
(a) has failed to lodge an account of election expenses within the time and in the manner
required by or under this Act, and
(b) has no good reason or justification for the failure,
the Election Commission shall, by order published in the official Gazette, declare him to be disqualified and any
such person shall be disqualified for a period of three years from the date of the order.”;
WHEREAS, on basis of the facts and available records, the Commission is satisfied
that Sri Welfare Manjunatha has failed to lodge the account of her election expenses and
has no good reason or justification for the failure to do so; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of Section 10A of the Representation of the People
Act, 1951, the Election Commission of India hereby declares Sri Welfare Manjunatha,
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resident of No.4, Mulberry Meadows, Sy.No.218/219, Swiss Town & Hollywood Town
opp, Sadahalli-562110, Kasaba Hobli, Devanahalli Taluk and a contesting candidate
from 179-Devanahalli (SC) Assembly Constituency of G.E. to LA of Karnataka, 2023, to
be disqualified for being chosen as and for being a member of either House of the
Parliament or the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of a State or Union
Territory for a period of three years from the date of this order.
Sd/-
(SUJEET KUMAR MISHRA)
SECRETARY
To.
Sri Welfare Manjunatha,
No.4, Mulberry Meadows,
Sy.No.218/219,
Swiss Town & Hollywood Town opp,
Sadahalli-562110,
Kasaba Hobli, Devanahalli Taluk.
(Madhu A.C)
Under Secretary to Government,
DPAR(Elections), Karnataka
ಬ౯ಂൽ ಮൡ౨ ಆಡัತ උರൕ ಸ฿ಲಯ
ಅඌಚච
: ಆಇ 01 ೋๅಭ(ಅ෨ೋಅ-1) 2024, ಂಗิฆ, ൽකಂಕ:22.10.2024
ූರತ ೋකವ൏ ಆೕಗದ ಈ ಃಳಉಡ ಆඃಶ : 76/ಃഔ-ಎฯ ಎ/32/2023/ಇಎಂಎ -II, ൽකಂಕ:23.09.2024 ಅඝ౬ ನ
ൟಛಜ ඬನฑ ಪಕഔං.
ූರತ ೋකವ൏ ಆೕಗ
ඛ฿ბಚನ ಸದನ, ಅ๗ೕಕ ರ౨, ನವංಹย-110001
ಒ: 76/ಃഔ-ಎฯ ಎ/32/2023/ಇಎಂಎ-II ൽකಂಕ: 23ඡ දౣಂಬฑ, 2024
ಅ๏౷ඛ ಸದ 01ඡ ൽನ, 1946(ಶಕ)
ಆඃಶ
ූರತ ೋකವ൏ ಆೕಗದ ಅඌಚච ಒ:464/ಃഔ-ಎฯಎ/2023, ൽකಂಕ:13ඡ
ಏඪฯ, 2023ರ ಅඝರ฿ಜ 2023ರ ಕකბಟಕ เඋನಸොಯ 179-ඃವನಹั (ಪ.೦)
เඋನಸූ ಮತಃ౹ೕತಃౙ ವბൟಕ ೋකವൕ ನഷฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨
ಜನ൞ ඩൟඛಧ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1951ರ 78ඡ ಪಕರಣದ ಅඝರ, ೋකವൕಡ ಸ౭ඌბದ
ಪൟಬ౯ ಅಭ൮ბ, ೋකವൕಯย ಜದ ಅಭ൮ბಯඝ౬ ಳೕದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ 30
ൽನಗಳ ಒಳಛಜ ಸದค ಅඌඛಯಮದ 77ඡ ಪಕರಣದ ಅലಯย, ಆತඝ/ಆಃ ಅಥ฿
ಆತನ/ಆಃಯ ೋකವ൏ ಏ೬ಂಟฆ ಇഖౣಆಂലฆವ วಕౙಪತಗಳ ජಜ ಪൟ ಆಜರತಕౙ ತನ౬
ೋකವ൏ ๅಚಗಳ วಕౙಪತವඝ౬ ೧ม ೋකವ൏ඌ౽คಯವคಡ ಸยಸ౽ಜฆโದคಂದ;
ಮൡ౨
คಟඛბಂ ಅඌ౽คಯವฆ ൽකಂಕ: 13ඡ ෬ 2023 ฏൿ ಕකბಟಕದ 2023ರ
179-ඃವನಹั
(ಪ.೦)
เඋನಸූ
ಮತಃ౹ೕತಃౙ
ೋකವ൏
ಫย൞ಂಶವඝ౬
ಳೕฆโದคಂದ ಮൡ౨ ೋකವ൏ ๅಚಗಳ วಕౙಪತವඝ౬ ಸยಸฤ ಕഷಯ ൽකಂಕ:
12ඡ ೪ඨ 2023 ಆಜฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨
4
෨ಖ ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค (ಇಓ), ಕකბಟಕ ಇವฆ ತಮ ಪತ ಒ: ലඪಎಆฑ 11
ೋๅಭ(ಅಪರ ಇಓ-1)2023, ൽකಂಕ:23.06.2023 ෨ಌಂತರ ౷ೕಕคದ ೋකವൕಗಳඝ౬ ನഷವ
ඛಯಮಗำ, 1961ರ 89ඡ ඛಯಮದ 1ඡ ಉಪ-ඛಯಮದ ෬ฉಜನ ೧ม ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค
(ലಇಓ), ಂಗิฆ ಛಂತರ ಇವರ ವರൽ ൽකಂಕ:13.06.2023ರ ಪ౽ರ ಕකბಟಕದ
เඋನಸූ
ವბൟಕ-ೋකವൕ
2023ರยನ
179-ඃವನಹั
(ಪ.೦)
เඋನಸූ
ಮತಃ౹ೕತൽಂದ ಸ౭ඌბದ ಅಭ൮ბ෴ದ ๅว౮ೕฑ ೩කಥ ಇವฆ ౽ඞඛನ ಅലಯย
ಅಗತಪലඈ, ತಮ ೋකವ൏ ๅಚಗಳ วಕౙಪತವඝ౬ ಸยಸฤ เಫಲฃಜದ౪ฉಂൿ
ຂಳมಜฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨
೧ม ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค, ಂಗิฆ ಛಂತರ ಇವರ ಸದค ವರൽಯ ಆඋರದ ෬ว,
ೋකವ൏
ๅಚಗಳ
วಕౙಪತವඝ౬
ಸยಸൽฆโದ౽ౙಜ
ๅว౮ೕฑ
೩කಥ
ರವคಡ
ೋකವൕಗಳඝ౬ ನഷವ ඛಯಮಗำ, 1961ರ 89ඡ ඛಯಮದ (5)ඡ ಉಪ-ඛಯಮದ ಅലಯย
ූರತ
ೋකವ൏
ಆೕಗโ
౽ರಣ
಄ั
ඣೕഔ
ಒ:
76/ಃഔ-ಎฯಎ/32/2023/ಇಎಂಎ-II,
ൽකಂಕ:26ඡ
ಬವค,
2024
ฏൿ
ඛೕಡมಜฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨
෬ว ຂัದ ౽ರಣ ಄ำವ ඣೕഔನ ෩ಲಕ ಮൡ౨ ೋකವൕಗಳඝ౬ ನഷವ
ඛಯಮಗำ, 1961ರ 89ඡ ඛಯಮದ (6)ඡ ಉಪ-ඛಯಮದ ಅലಯย, ඣೕഔ ౷ೕಕคದ
ൽකಂಕൽಂದ 20 ൽನಗಳ ಒಳಛಜ ತಮ วಕౙಪತಗಳඝ౬ ಸยಸൽฆโದ౽ౙಜ ౽ರಣವඝ౬ เವค
ಆೕಗಃౙ ยತದย ಮನเ ಸย๋ ಟ ೋකವ൏ ๅಚಗಳ วಕౙಪತವඝ౬
ಂಗิฆ ಛಂತರ ೧วಯ ೧ม ೋකವ൏ඌ౽คಯವคಡ ಸย๋ ಸಹ
ๅว౮ೕฑ ೩කಥ ರವคಡ ඛඃბ๏ฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨
೧ม ೋකವ൏ඌ౽คಯವฆ (ലಇಓ), ಂಗิฆ ಛಂತರ ಇವฆ ತಮ ವರൽ
ಒ:ಇಎฯಎඨ/ಆฑ/131/2023-24 ൽකಂಕ:30.04.2024 ರย ๅว౮ೕฑ ೩කಥ ಇವคಡ
ൽකಂಕ:06.03.2024 ฏൿ ಸದค ౽ರಣ ಄ั ඣೕഔೕಸඝ౬ ಸ౩ัೕಯ ඛ฿/ ಛಮದยฆವ
ಮචಯ ಜಲ ෬ว ಅಂഔಸมಜฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨
෨ಖ ೋක฿൏ඌ౽ค (ಇಓ), ಕකბಟಕ, ಇವರ ಪತ ಒ . ലඪಎಆฑ /11/ೋๅಭ
(ಅಪರ ಇಓ-1)2023, ൽකಂಕ:01.05.2024ರ ෨ಌಂತರ ౷ೕಕคದ ಅಭ൮ბಯ วಕౙಪತವඝ౬
ಀค൞ದ
೧ม
ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค,
ಂಗิฆ
ಛಂತರ
ಇವರ
තರಕ
ವರൽ
ಒ:ಇಎฯಎඨ/ಆฑ/131/2023-24 ൽකಂಕ:30.04.2024ರย, ๅว౮ೕฑ ೩කಥ ರವฆ
෴โඃ ಮನเ ಅಥ฿ ೋකವ൏ ๅಚಗಳ ಸค෴ದ วಕౙಪತದ เವರಪഔౣಯඝ౬
ಸยฆโൽಲๅಂൿ ವರൽ ലฆ൞౨ฉ. ಅಲඃ, ಸದค ඣೕഔ ඝ౬ ౷ೕಕคದ ඦತರใ,
ๅว౮ೕฑ ೩කಥ ರವฆ ౽ඞඛನ ಅലಯย ඛಯ෦ಸมඈ ූರತದ ೋකವ൏
ಆೕಗಃౙ ತಮ ೋකವ൏ ๅಚಗಳ วಕౙಪತವඝ౬ ಸยಸฤ เಫಲ฿ಜฆโದ౽ౙಜ ෴โඃ
౽ರಣವක౬ಗย ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ เವರൕಯක౬ಗย ඛೕലಲൽฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨
ಜನ൞
ඩൟඛಧ
ಅඌඛಯಮ,
1951ರ
10ಎ
ಪಕರಣದย
ಈ
ಃಳಉഽ
ಉಪීඌಸมಜฆโದคಂದ, ಎಂದฉ :-
“ಒಬ౯ ವ౾౨,
(ಎ)
ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ෩ಲಕ ಅಥ฿ ಅದರ ෬ฉಡ ಅಗತಪലದ ౽ಲඅಳಡ ಮൡ౨ ಅಗತಪലದ คೕൟಯย ೋකವ൏
ๅಚಗಳ วಕౙಪತವඝ౬ ಸยಸฤ เಫಲකಜർ౪චಂൿ; ಮൡ౨
()
ಡ เಫಲකಜฆโದಃౙ ෴โඃ ಸค෴ದ ౽ರಣ ಅಥ฿ ಸಮಥბචಯඝ౬ ඛೕലಲๅಂൿ,
ೋකವ൏ ಆೕಗಃౙ ಮನದഓౣದฉ, ೋකವ൏ ಆೕಗโ ฃಜಪತದย ಪಕಟ฿ದ ಆඃಶದ ෩ಲಕ ಅವඝ
ಅನಹბකಜർ౪චಂൿ ಳೕಸತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨ ಅಂಥ ෴โඃ ವ౾౨ಯඝ౬ ಆ ಆඃಶದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ෩ฆ ವಷბಗಳ
ಅವඌಡ ಅನಹბತัಸತಕౙൿ౪” ಎಂൿ ಉಪීඌฆโದคಂದ;
฿ಸ౨ವ ಗൟಗำ ಮൡ౨ ಲಭเฆವ ർಖวಗಳ ಆඋರದ ෬ว, ๅว౮ೕฑ ೩කಥ
ರವฆ ತಮ ೋකವ൏ ๅಚಗಳ วಕౙಪತವඝ౬ ಸยಸฤ เಫಲฃಜർ౪ฉಂൿ ಮൡ౨ ಡ
ಸยಸฤ เಫಲฃಜದ౪ಃౙ ෴โඃ ಕ౨ ౽ರಣವඝ౬ ಅಥ฿ ಸಮಥბචಯඝ౬ ඛೕലಲๅಂൿ
ಆೕಗಃౙ ಮನವคಃ෴ಜฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨
5
ಈಗ, ಜನ൞ ඩൟඛಧ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1951ರ 10ಎ ಪಕರಣದ ಅඝರ฿ಜ, ූರತದ
ೋකವ൏ ಆೕಗโ #04, ෫ಲ౯คೕ ෫഼, ಸๆბ ಒ:218/219, ౷ೕ ഞඨ ಮൡ౨
ยโി ഞඨಎൿคಡ, ದಹั-562110ರ ಕಸ ຄೕಬั,ඃವನಹั ඛ฿෴ಜฆವ
ಮൡ౨ 2023ರย ಕකბಟಕದ 179-ඃವನಹั (ಪ.೦) เඋನ ಸූ ಮತಃ౹ೕತಃౙ ನഷದ
ವბൟಕ ೋකವൕಯย ಸ౭ඌბದ ಅಭ൮ბ෴ಜฆವ ๅว౮ೕฑ ೩කಥ ಇವರඝ౬
ූರತ ೋකವ൏ ಆೕಗದ ಆඃಶದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ෩ฆ ವಷბಗಳ ಅವඌಯವฉಡ ಸൟ౨ನ
ಉಭಯ ಸದನಗಳ ಅಥ฿ ฃಜದ ಅಥ฿ ಄ಂർಡัತ ಪඃಶದ เඋನಸො ಅಥ฿ เඋನ
ಪคಷ൬ ಸದಸฃಜ ೋකತತำโದಃౙ ಮൡ౨ ಸದಸฃಞโದಃౙ ಅನಹბฃಜർ౪ฉಂൿ ಈ
෩ಲಕ ಳೕං.
ಸ/-
(೧ೕ൬ ಀฑ ෦๎)
౽ಯბದ๏ბ
ಇವคಡ,
ๅว౮ೕฑ ೩කಥ,
#04, ෫ಲ౯คೕ ෫഼, ౷ೕ ഞඨ ಮൡ౨
ยโി ഞඨಎൿคಡ, ದಹั-562110
ಕಸ ຄೕಬั, ඃವನಹั
(ಮඎ ಎ.)
ಸ౽ბರದ ಅඌೕನ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ
ಆ ಇมಒ(ೋකವൕಗำ),ಕකბಟಕ
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