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Ļ¯ೇಷ ªಾಜÍ ಪĦΐೆ

PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS SECRETARIAT

NOTIFICATION

No.DPAR 01 CHUVEBHA (ADDL.CEO-1)2024, Bengaluru, Dated: 04.09.2025

The following Order No.76/KT-LA/15/2023/CEMS-II, dated, 19^th August, 2025 of the Election Commission

of India is republished hereunder for general information:

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001

19^th August, 2025

No: 76/KT-LA/15/2023/CEMS-II Dated:

28 Sharavan, 1947(Saka)

ORDER

WHEREAS, the General Election to Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, 2023

for 196-Hassan Assembly Constituency was held in pursuance of the Election

Commission of India Notification No.464/KT-LA/2023, dated 13^th 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 196-Hassan Assembly Constituency

of Karnataka, 2023 was declared by the Returning Officer on 13^th May, 2023 and

hence the last date for lodging the account of Election Expenses was 12^th June,

2023; and

WHEREAS, as per the report dated: 12.06.2023 of District Election Officer,

Hassan under sub-rule(1) of Rule 89 of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961

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received through the CEO, Karnataka vide his letter no. DPAR 15 CHUVEBHA(Addl

CEO-1) 2023; dated 26.06.2023 stating that Sh. Swaroopa B.M, a contesting

candidate from 196-Hassan 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, Hassan

a ‘Show-Cause Notice’ No.76/KT-LA/15/2023/CEMS-II, dated 05^th November,

2024 was issued under sub rule (5) of Rule 89 of the Conduct of Elections Rules,

1961 by the Election Commission of India to Sh. Swaroopa B.M, 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, Sh. Swaroopa B.M, 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 his election

expenses with the District Election Officer, Hassan District within 20 days from

the date of receipt of the notice; and

WHEREAS, the District Election Officer, Hassan in his report

no.ELN(1)86/2024-25; dated 04.12.2024 has reported that the said ‘show Cause

Notice’ was served to Sh.Swaroopa B.M on 03.12.2024; and

WHEREAS, the District Election Officer, Hassan in his Supplementary

Report no. ELN(1)86/2024-25; dated 13.05.2025 on account of the candidate

received through CEO, Karnataka letter No.DPAR/15/Chuvebha(Addl.CEO-1)

2023; dated 16.05.2025 has reported that Sh.Swaroopa B.M has not submitted

any representation or statement of account of election expenses. Further, after

receipt of the said notice, Sh.Swaroopa B.M has neither furnished any reason nor

explanation to the Election Commission of India for failure to lodge the account of

his 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

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(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 Sh.Swaroopa B.M has failed to lodge the account of his 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 Sh.Swaroopa

B.M, resident of Bilekallu, Jyothi Nagara Post, Kasaba Hobli, Chikkamagaluru

Taluk & District and a contesting candidate from 196-Hassan Assembly

Constituency of General election to Legislative Assembly 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/-

(RAKESH KUMAR)

SECRETARY

To.

Sh.Swaroopa B.M,

Bilekallu, Jyothi Nagara Post,

Kasaba Hobli,

Chikkamagaluru Taluk & District

(Madhu A.C)

Under Secretary to Government,

DPAR(Elections), Karnataka

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ූರತ ೋකವ൏ ಆ෽ೕಗದ ಈ ಃಳಉಡ ಆඃಶ ๸: 76/ಃഔ-ಎฯಎ/15/2023/๭ಇಎಂಎ๺-II, ൽකಂಕ:19.08.2025

ಅඝ౬ ๬෥ನ౲ ෥๼ൟಛಜ ඬನฑ ಪ౳ಕഔ๭ං.

ූರತ ೋකವ൏ ಆ෽ೕಗ

ඛ฿ბಚನ ಸದನ, ಅ๗ೕಕ ರ๲౨, ನವංಹย-110001

๸ಒ౲: 76/ಃഔ-ಎฯಎ/15/2023/๭ಇಎಂಎ๺-II

19ඡ ಆಗ๺ౣ, 2025

ൽකಂಕ:

๎౳ವಣ ෥ಸದ 28ඡ ൽನ, 1947(ಶಕ)

ಆඃಶ

ූರತ ೋකವ൏ ಆ෽ೕಗದ ಅඌ๰ಚච ๸ಒ౲:464/ಃഔ-ಎฯಎ/2023, ൽකಂಕ:13ඡ ಏඪ౳ฯ,

2023ರ ಅඝ๬ರ฿ಜ 2023ರ ಕකბಟಕ เඋನಸොಯ 196-๻ಸನ เඋನಸූ ಮತಃ౹ೕತ౳ಃౙ ๬ವბൟ౳ಕ

ೋකವൕ ನഷ๭ฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨

ಜನ൞ ඩ౳ൟඛಧ౲ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1951ರ 78ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ಅඝ๬ರ, ೋකವൕಡ ಸ౭ඌბ๭ದ

ಪ౳ൟ෽ಬ౯ ಅಭ౲൮ბ෷, ೋකವൕಯย౵ ಜ෵๭ದ ಅಭ౲൮ბಯඝ౬ ಳೕ๞๭ದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ 30

ൽನಗಳ ಒಳಛಜ ಸದค ಅඌඛಯಮದ 77ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ಅലಯย౵, ಆತඝ / ಆಃ෷ ಅಥ฿ ಆತನ /

ಆಃಯ ೋකವ൏ ಏ೬ಂಟฆ ಇഖౣಆಂലฆವ วಕౙದ ජಜ ಪ౳ൟ ಆಜರತಕౙ ಆತನ / ಆಃಯ ೋකವ൏

ๅಚ౞ಗಳ วಕౙಪತ౳ವඝ౬ ೧ม౵ ೋකವ൏ඌ౽คಯವคಡ ಸย౵ಸ෎౽ಜฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨

คಟඛბಂ಩ ಅඌ౽ค෷ ൽකಂಕ:13ඡ ෬, 2023 ฏൿ ಕකბಟಕದ 2023ರ 196-๻ಸನ

เඋನಸූ ಮತಃ౹ೕತ౳ಃౙ ೋකವ൏ ಫย൞ಂಶವඝ౬ ಳೕ๞๭ฆโದคಂದ ಮൡ౨ ೋකವ൏ ๅಚ౞ಗಳ

วಕౙಪತ౳ವඝ౬ ಸย౵ಸฤ ಕഷಯ ൽකಂಕ:12ඡ ೪ඨ, 2023 ಆಜฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨

෨ಖ౲ ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค (๭ಇಓ), ಕකბಟಕ ಇವರ ಪತ౳ ๸ಒ౲: ലඪಎಆฑ/15/ ೋๅಭ(ಅಪರ

๭ಇಓ-1)2023; ൽකಂಕ:26.06.2023ರ ෨ಌಂತರ ๭౷ೕಕค๭ದ ೋකವൕಗಳඝ౬ ನഷ๯ವ ඛಯಮಗำ,

1961ರ 89ඡ ඛಯಮದ (1)ඡ ಉಪ-ඛಯಮದ ෬ฉಜನ ೧ม౵ ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค, ๻ಸನ ಇವರ

ൽකಂಕ: 12.06.2023ರ ವರൽಯ ಪ౳౽ರ ಕකბಟಕದ เඋನಸූ ๬ವბൟ౳ಕ -ೋකವൕ 2023ರย౵

196-๻ಸನ เඋನಸූ ಮತಃ౹ೕತ౳ൽಂದ ಸ౭ඌბ๭ದ ಅಭ౲൮ბ෴ದ ๏౳ೕ ಸ౷งಪ ෈.ಎಂ. ಇವฆ

౽ඞඛನ

ಅലಯย౵

ಅಗತ౲ಪല๭ඈ൤,

ೋකವ൏

ๅಚ౞ಗಳ

วಕౙಪತ౳ವඝ౬

ಸย౵ಸฤ

เಫಲฃಜฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨

೧ม౵ ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค, ๻ಸನ ಇವರ ಸದค ವರൽಯ ಆඋರದ ෬ว, ೋකವ൏ ๅಚ౞ಗಳ

วಕౙಪತ౳ವඝ౬ ಸย౵ಸൽฆโದ౽ౙಜ ๏౳ೕ ಸ౷งಪ ෈.ಎಂ. ರವคಡ ೋකವൕಗಳඝ౬ ನഷ๯ವ

ඛಯಮಗำ, 1961ರ ඛಯಮ 89ರ ಉಪ-ඛಯಮ(5)ರ ಅലಯย౵ ූರತ ೋකವ൏ ಆ෽ೕಗโ ʻ౽ರಣ

಄ั ඣೕഔೕ๯’ ๸ಒ౲:76/ಃഔ-ಎฯಎ/15/2023/๭ಇಎಂಎ๺-II, ൽකಂಕ 05ඡ ನๅಂಬฑ, 2024ರ

ඣೕഔೕಸඝ౬ ඛೕಡมಜฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨

෬ว ຂัದ ʻ౽ರಣ ಄ำವ ඣೕഔೕ๭ನ’ ෩ಲಕ ಮൡ౨ ೋකವൕಗಳඝ౬ ನഷ๯ವ

ඛಯಮಗำ, 1961ರ ඛಯಮ 89ರ ಉಪ-ඛಯಮ(6)ರ ಅലಯย౵, ඣೕഔೕ๯ ๭౷ೕಕค๭ದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ 20

ൽನಗಳ ಒಳಛಜ ತಮ౱ วಕౙಪತ౳ಗಳඝ౬ ಸย౵ಸൽฆโದಃౙ ౽ರಣವඝ౬ เವค๭ ಆ෽ೕಗಃౙ ย಍ತದย౵

ಮನเ ಸย౵๯๋൤ ๻ಟ ೋකವ൏ ๅಚ౞ಗಳ วಕౙಪತ౳ವඝ౬ ೧ม౵ ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค, ๻ಸನ

ಇವคಡ ಸย౵๯๋൤෸ ಸಹ ๏౳ೕ ಸ౷งಪ ෈.ಎಂ. ರವคಡ ඛඃბ๏๭ฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨

೧ม౵ ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค, ๻ಸನ ಇವฆ, ತಮ౱ ವರൽ ๸ಒ౲:ಇಎฯಎඨ(1)86/2024-25;

ൽකಂಕ:04.12.2024ರย౵ ๏౳ೕ ಸ౷งಪ ෈.ಎಂ. ರವคಡ ൽකಂಕ:03.12.2024ฏൿ ಸದค ʻ౽ರಣ ಄ั

ඣೕഔೕಸ’ ඝ౬ ඛೕಡมಜං ಎಂൿ ವರൽ ෥ലฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨

෨ಖ౲ ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค (๭ಇಓ), ಕකბಟಕ, ಇವರ ಪತ౳ ๸ಒ౲:ലඪಎಆฑ/15/ೋๅಭ (ಅಪರ

๭ಇಓ-1)2023; ൽකಂಕ:16.05.2025ರ ෨ಌಂತರ ๭౷ೕಕค๭ದ ಅಭ౲൮ბಯ วಕౙಪತ౳ದ ಀค൞ಜ ೧ม౵

5

ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค,

๻ಸನ

ಇವฆ,

ತಮ౱

තರಕ

ವರൽ

๸ಒ౲:ಇಎฯಎඨ(1)86/2024-25;

ൽකಂಕ:13.05.2025ರย౵, ๏౳ೕ ಸ౷งಪ ෈.ಎಂ. ರವฆ ೋකವ൏ ๅಚ౞ಗಳ วಕౙಪತ౳ದ ෴โඃ

ඛงಪൕ ಅಥ฿ เವರಪഔౣಯඝ౬ ಸย౵๭ฆโൽಲ౵ๅಂൿ ವರൽ ෥ലฆ൞౨ฉ. ಅಲ౵ඃ, ಸದค

ඣೕഔೕಸඝ౬ ๭౷ೕಕค๭ದ ತฆ฿ಯ, ๏౳ೕ ಸ౷งಪ ෈.ಎಂ. ರವฆ ౽ඞඛನലಯย౵ ඛಯ෦ಸมඈ൤

ೋකವ൏ ๅಚ౞ಗಳ วಕౙಪತ౳ವඝ౬ ಸย౵ಸฤ เಫಲฃಜದ౪౽ౙಜ ූರತ ೋකವ൏ ಆ෽ೕಗಃౙ

෴โඃ ๰ಕ౨ ౽ರಣವක౬ಗย ಅಥ฿ เವರൕಯක౬ಗย ඛೕലฆโൽಲ౵฿ದ౪คಂದ; ಮൡ౨

ಜನ൞

ඩ౳ൟඛಧ౲

ಅඌඛಯಮ,

1951ರ

10ಎ

ಪ౳ಕರಣದย౵

ಈ

ಃಳಉഽ൤

ಉಪීඌಸมಜฆโದคಂದ, ಎಂದฉ :-

“ಒಬ౯ ವ౲౾౨෷,

(ಎ)

ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ෩ಲಕ ಅಥ฿ ಅದರ ෬ฉಡ ಅಗತ౲ಪല๭ದ ౽ಲඅಳಡ ಮൡ౨ ಅಗತ౲ಪല๭ದ

คೕൟಯย౵ ೋකವ൏ ๅಚ౞ಗಳ วಕౙಪತ౳ವඝ౬ ಸย౵ಸฤ เಫಲකಜർ౪චಂൿ; ಮൡ౨

(෈)

๻ಡ เಫಲකಜฆโದಃౙ ෴โඃ ಸค෴ದ ౽ರಣ ಅಥ฿ ಸಮಥბචಯඝ౬ ಅವඝ

ຄಂൽൽಲ౵ๅಂൿ,

ೋකವ൏ ಆ෽ೕಗಃౙ ಮನದഓౣದฉ, ೋකವ൏ ಆ෽ೕಗโ ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದย౵ ಪ౳ಕಟ฿ದ ಆඃಶದ

෩ಲಕ ಅವඝ ಅನಹბකಜർ౪චಂൿ ಳೕ๞ಸತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨ ಅಂಥ ෴ช ವ౲౾౨ಯඝ౬ ಆ

ಆඃಶದ

ൽකಂಕൽಂದ

෩ฆ

ವಷბಗಳ

ಅವඌಡ

ಅನಹბತัಸತಕౙൿ౪”

ಎಂൿ

ಉಪීඌ๭ฆโದคಂದ;

฿ಸ౨ವ ๸ಗൟಗำ ಮൡ౨ ಲಭ౲เฆವ ർಖวಗಳ ಆඋರದ ෬ว, ๏౳ೕ ಸ౷งಪ ෈.ಎಂ. ರವฆ

ತಮ౱ ೋකವ൏ ๅಚ౞ಗಳ วಕౙಪತ౳ವඝ౬ ಸย౵ಸฤ เಫಲฃಜർ౪ฉಂൿ ಮൡ౨ ๻ಡ ಸย౵ಸฤ

เಫಲฃಜದ౪ಃౙ ෴โඃ ๰ಕ౨ ౽ರಣವඝ౬ ಅಥ฿ ಸಮಥბචಯඝ౬ ඛೕലಲ౵ๅಂൿ ಆ෽ೕಗಃౙ

ಮನವคಃ෴ಜฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨

ಈಗ, ಜನ൞ ඩ౳ൟඛಧ౲ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1951ರ 10ಎ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ಅඝ๬ರ฿ಜ, ූರತದ ೋකವ൏

ಆ෽ೕಗโ ෈ืಕฤ౵, ೯౲ೕൟನಗರ ಅಂ೎, ಕಸ෇ ຄೕಬั, ೉ಕౙಮಗิฆ ൞ล౵ಀ ಮൡ౨

೧ว౵ಯ ඛ฿๭෴ಜฆವ ಮൡ౨ 2023ರย౵ ಕකბಟಕದ 196-๻ಸನ เඋನ ಸොಯ ಮತಃ౹ೕತ౳ಃౙ ನഷದ

๬ವბൟ౳ಕ - ೋකವൕಯย౵ ಸ౭ඌბ๭ದ ಅಭ౲൮ბ෴ಜฆವ ๏౳ೕ ಸ౷งಪ ෈.ಎಂ. ಇವರඝ౬ಈ ಆඃಶದ

ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ෩ฆ ವಷბಗಳ ಅವඌಯವฉಡ ๸ಸൟ౨ನ ಉಭಯ ಸದನಗಳ ಅಥ฿ ฃಜ౲ದ ಅಥ฿

಄ಂർ౳ಡัತ ಪ౳ඃಶದ เඋನಸො ಅಥ฿ เඋನ ಪคಷ൬ ಸದಸ౲ฃಜ ೋක෵ತತำ౶โದಃౙ ಮൡ౨

ಸದಸ౲ฃಞโದಃౙ ಅನಹბฉಂൿ ಈ ෩ಲಕ ಳೕ๞๭ං.

ಸ๼/-

(ฃ಄๜ ಀ෥ฑ)

౽ಯბದ๏ბ

ಇವคಡ,

๏౳ೕ ಸ౷งಪ ෈.ಎಂ.

෈ืಕฤ౵, ೯౲ೕൟನಗರ ಅಂ೎,

ಕಸ෇ ຄೕಬั,

೉ಕౙಮಗิฆ ൞ล౵ಀ ಮൡ౨ ೧ว౵

(ಮඎ ಎ.๭)

ಸ౽ბರದ ಅඌೕನ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ,

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