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PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
No.DPAR 01 CHUVEBHA (ADDL.CEO-1)2024, Bengaluru, Dated: 30.09.2025
The following Order No.76/KT-LA/34/2023/CEMS-II, dated, 09th September, 2025 of the Election
Commission of India is republished hereunder for general information:
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001
09th September, 2025
No: 76/KT-LA/34/2023/CEMS-II Dated:
18 Bhadrapada, 1947(Saka)
ORDER
WHEREAS, the General Election to Legislative Assembly, 2023 for
106-Davangere North Assembly Constituency of Karnataka 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 106-Davangere North 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: 05.08.2024 of District Election Officer,
Davangere under sub-rule(1) of Rule 89 of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961
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received through the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka vide his letter
no.DPAR/08/Chuvebha(Addl
CEO-1)2023;
dated
13.08.2024
stating
that
Sh. Keerthi Kumar. K.S, a contesting candidate from 106- Davangere North
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,
Davangere a ‘Show Cause Notice’ No. 76/KT-LA/34/2023/CEMS-II, dated 20th
September, 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. Keerthi Kumar.
K.S, 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. Keerthi Kumar. K.S 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, Davangere District within 20 days
from the date of receipt of the notice; and
WHEREAS, the District Election Officer, Davangere in his report
no.ELNCR/57/2024-25; dated 28.03.2025 has reported that the candidate Sh.
Keerthi Kumar. K.S. was not residing in the given address and his whereabouts
was not known, hence the said ‘show Cause Notice’ was pasted on the wall of the
house and a mahazar was prepared 27.11.2024; and
WHEREAS, the District Election Officer, Davangere in his Supplementary
Report no. no.ELNCR/57/2024-25; dated 03.07.2025 on account of the candidate,
received
through
Chief
Electoral
Officer,
Karnataka
letter
No.DPAR/08/Chuvebha(Addl.CEO-1)2023; dated 10.07.2025 has reported that
Sh. Keerthi Kumar. K.S has not submitted any representation or statement of
account of election expenses. Further, after receipt of the said notice, Sh. Keerthi
Kumar. K.S 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
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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 Sh. Keerthi Kumar. K.S 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. Keerthi
Kumar. K.S, resident of # 1325, 2nd Stage, S.P.S Nagara, Davangere-577006 and
a contesting candidate from 106- Davangere North Assembly Constituency of
Karnataka in General election to Legislative Assembly, 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. Keerthi Kumar. K.S,
# 1325, 2nd Stage,
S.P.S Nagara, Davangere-577006
(Madhu A.C)
Under Secretary to Government,
DPAR(Elections), Karnataka
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ಬ౯ಂൽ ಮൡ౨ ಆಡัತ උರൕ ಸ฿ಲಯ
ಅඌಚච
: ಆಇ 01 ೋๅಭ(ಅ෨ೋಅ-1) 2024, ಂಗิฆ, ൽකಂಕ: 30.09.2025
ූರತ ೋකವ൏ ಆೕಗದ ಈ ಃಳಉಡ ಆඃಶ : 76/ಃഔ-ಎฯಎ/34/2023/ಇಎಂಎ-II, ൽකಂಕ: 09.09.2025
ಅඝ౬ ನ ൟಛಜ ඬನฑ ಪಕഔං.
ූರತ ೋකವ൏ ಆೕಗ
ඛ฿ბಚನ ಸದನ, ಅ๗ೕಕ ರ౨, ನವංಹย-110001
ಒ: 76/ಃഔ-ಎฯಎ/34/2023/ಇಎಂಎ-II 09ඡ දౣಂಬฑ, 2025
ൽකಂಕ:
ූದಪದ ಸದ 18ඡ ൽನ, 1947(ಶಕ)
ಆඃಶ
ූರತ ೋකವ൏ ಆೕಗದ ಅඌಚච ಒ:464/ಃഔ-ಎฯಎ/2023, ൽකಂಕ:13ඡ ಏඪฯ,
2023ರ ಅඝರ฿ಜ 2023ರ ಕකბಟಕ เඋನಸොಯ 106-ർವಣಡฉ ಉತ౨ರ 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 วಕౙದ ජಜ ಪൟ ಆಜರತಕౙ ಆತನ / ಆಃಯ ೋකವ൏ ๅಚಗಳ วಕౙಪತವඝ౬ ೧ม
ೋකವ൏ඌ౽คಯವคಡ ಸยಸ౽ಜฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨
คಟඛბಂ
ಅඌ౽ค
ൽකಂಕ:13ඡ
෬,
2023
ฏൿ
ಕකბಟಕದ
2023ರ
106-ർವಣಡฉ ಉತ౨ರ เඋನಸූ ಮತಃ౹ೕತಃౙ ೋකವ൏ ಫย൞ಂಶವඝ౬ ಳೕฆโದคಂದ ಮൡ౨
ೋකವ൏ ๅಚಗಳ วಕౙಪತವඝ౬ ಸยಸฤ ಕഷಯ ൽකಂಕ:12ඡ ೪ඨ, 2023 ಆಜฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨
෨ಖ ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค (ಇಓ), ಕකბಟಕ ಇವರ ಪತ ಒ: ലඪಎಆฑ/08/ೋๅಭ(ಅಪರ ಇಓ-
1)2023; ൽකಂಕ: 13.08.2024 ರ ෨ಌಂತರ ౷ೕಕคದ ೋකವൕಗಳඝ౬ ನഷವ ඛಯಮಗำ, 1961ರ 89ඡ
ඛಯಮದ (1)ඡ ಉಪ-ඛಯಮದ ෬ฉಜನ ೧ม ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค, ർವಣಡฉ ಇವರ ൽකಂಕ: 05.08.2024
ರ ವರൽಯ ಪ౽ರ ಕකბಟಕದ เඋನಸූ ವბൟಕ – ೋකವൕ, 2023ರย 106-ർವಣಡฉ ಉತ౨ರ
เඋನಸූ ಮತಃ౹ೕತൽಂದ ಸ౭ඌბದ ಅಭ൮ბ෴ದ ๏ೕ ౾ೕൟბ ಀರ ಃ.ಎ ಇವฆ ౽ඞඛನ
ಅലಯย ಅಗತಪലඈ, ೋකವ൏ ๅಚಗಳ วಕౙಪತವඝ౬ ಸยಸฤ เಫಲฃಜฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨
೧ม ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค, ർವಣಡฉ ಇವರ ಸದค ವರൽಯ ಆඋರದ ෬ว, ೋකವ൏ ๅಚಗಳ
วಕౙಪತವඝ౬ ಸยಸൽฆโದ౽ౙಜ ๏ೕ ౾ೕൟბ ಀರ ಃ.ಎ ರವคಡ ೋකವൕಗಳඝ౬ ನഷವ
ඛಯಮಗำ, 1961ರ ඛಯಮ 89ರ ಉಪ-ඛಯಮ(5)ರ ಅലಯย ූರತ ೋකವ൏ ಆೕಗโ ʻ౽ರಣ ಄ั
ඣೕഔೕ’ ಒ:76/ಃഔ-ಎฯಎ/34/2023/ಇಎಂಎ-II, ൽකಂಕ 20ඡ ಪౣಂಬฑ, 2024ರ ඣೕഔೕಸඝ౬
ඛೕಡมಜฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨
෬ว ຂัದ ʻ౽ರಣ ಄ำವ ඣೕഔೕನ’ ෩ಲಕ ಮൡ౨ ೋකವൕಗಳඝ౬ ನഷವ ඛಯಮಗำ,
1961ರ ඛಯಮ 89ರ ಉಪ-ඛಯಮ(6)ರ ಅലಯย, ඣೕഔೕ ౷ೕಕคದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ 20 ൽನಗಳ ಒಳಛಜ
ತಮ วಕౙಪತಗಳඝ౬ ಸยಸൽฆโದಃౙ ౽ರಣವඝ౬ เವค ಆೕಗಃౙ ยತದย ಮನเ ಸย๋
ಟ ೋකವ൏ ๅಚಗಳ วಕౙಪತವඝ౬ ೧ม ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค, ർವಣಡฉ ಇವคಡ ಸย๋
ಸಹ ๏ೕ ౾ೕൟბ ಀರ ಃ.ಎ ರವคಡ ඛඃბ๏ฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨
೧ม ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค, ർವಣಡฉ ಇವฆ ತಮ ವರൽ ಒ: ಇಎฯಎඨ/ಆฑ/57/2024-25;
ൽකಂಕ:28-03-2025ರย ಅಭ൮ბ෴ದ ๏ೕ ౾ೕൟბ ಀರ ಃ.ಎ ರವฆ ൞ඝ ඛೕലฆವ เะಸದย
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฿ൟ౨ಲ ಟ ಅವฆ ಎย ฿ൟ౨ฆವฉಂ්ൿ ತൟ౨ಲൽฆโದคಂದ, ൞ඝ ඛೕലฆವ
เะಸದยನ ඛ฿ಸದ ತೕഷಯ ෬ว ಸದค ʻ౽ರಣ ಄ั ඣೕഔೕಸඝ౬’ ಅಂഔಸมಜං ಮൡ౨ ൽකಂಕ:
27.11.2024 ฏൿ ಮಹಜฑ ಅඝ౬ ಡมಜං ಎಂൿ ವರൽ ലฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨
෨ಖ ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค (ಇಓ), ಕකბಟಕ, ಇವರ ಪತ ಒ: ലඪಎಆฑ/08/ೋๅಭ(ಅಪರ ಇಓ-
1)2023;
ൽකಂಕ:
10.07.2025ರ
෨ಌಂತರ
౷ೕಕคದ
ಅಭ൮ბಯ
วಕౙಪತದ
ಀค൞ಜ
೧ม
ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค, ർವಣಡฉ ಇವฆ, ತಮ තರಕ ವರൽ ಒ: ಇಎฯಎඨ/ಆฑ/57/2024-25;
ൽකಂಕ:03-07-2025ರย ๏ೕ ౾ೕൟბ ಀರ ಃ.ಎ ರವฆ ೋකವ൏ ๅಚಗಳ วಕౙಪತದ ෴โඃ
ඛงಪൕ ಅಥ฿ เವರಪഔౣಯඝ౬ ಸยฆโൽಲๅಂൿ ವರൽ ലฆ൞౨ฉ. ಅಲඃ, ಸದค ඣೕഔೕಸඝ౬
౷ೕಕคದ ತฆ฿ಯ, ๏ೕ ౾ೕൟბ ಀರ ಃ.ಎ ರವฆ ౽ඞඛನലಯย ඛಯ෦ಸมඈ ೋකವ൏
ๅಚಗಳ วಕౙಪತವඝ౬ ಸยಸฤ เಫಲฃಜದ౪౽ౙಜ ූರತ ೋකವ൏ ಆೕಗಃౙ ෴โඃ ಕ౨
౽ರಣವක౬ಗย ಅಥ฿ เವರൕಯක౬ಗย ඛೕലฆโൽಲ฿ದ౪คಂದ; 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 ಅವඝ
ຄಂൽൽಲๅಂൿ,
ೋකವ൏ ಆೕಗಃౙ ಮನದഓౣದฉ, ೋකವ൏ ಆೕಗโ ฃಜಪತದย ಪಕಟ฿ದ ಆඃಶದ
෩ಲಕ ಅವඝ ಅನಹბකಜർ౪චಂൿ ಳೕಸತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨ ಅಂಥ ෴ช ವ౾౨ಯඝ౬ ಆ
ಆඃಶದ
ൽකಂಕൽಂದ
෩ฆ
ವಷბಗಳ
ಅವඌಡ
ಅನಹბತัಸತಕౙൿ౪”
ಎಂൿ
ಉಪීඌฆโದคಂದ;
฿ಸ౨ವ ಗൟಗำ ಮൡ౨ ಲಭเฆವ ർಖวಗಳ ಆඋರದ ෬ว, ๏ೕ ౾ೕൟბ ಀರ ಃ.ಎ ರವฆ
ತಮ
ೋකವ൏
ๅಚಗಳ
วಕౙಪತವඝ౬
ಸยಸฤ
เಫಲฃಜർ౪ฉಂൿ
ಮൡ౨ ಡ
ಸยಸฤ
เಫಲฃಜದ౪ಃౙ ෴โඃ ಕ౨ ౽ರಣವඝ౬ ಅಥ฿ ಸಮಥბචಯඝ౬ ඛೕലಲๅಂൿ ಆೕಗಃౙ
ಮನವคಃ෴ಜฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨
ಈಗ, ಜನ൞ ඩൟඛಧ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1951ರ 10ಎ ಪಕರಣದ ಅඝರ฿ಜ, ූರತದ ೋකವ൏
ಆೕಗโ ಒ. 1325, 2 ඡ ງತ, ಎ.ඪ.ಎ ನಗರ, ർವಣಡฉ-577006 ರ ඛ฿෴ಜฆವ ಮൡ౨
2023ರย ಕකბಟಕದ 106- ർವಣಡฉ ಉತ౨ರ เඋನ ಸොಯ ಮತಃ౹ೕತಃౙ ನഷದ ವბൟಕ -
ೋකವൕಯย ಸ౭ඌბದ ಅಭ൮ბ෴ಜฆವ ๏ೕ ౾ೕൟბ ಀರ ಃ.ಎ ಇವರඝ౬ಈ ಆඃಶದ
ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ෩ฆ ವಷბಗಳ ಅವඌಯವฉಡ ಸൟ౨ನ ಉಭಯ ಸದನಗಳ ಅಥ฿ ฃಜದ ಅಥ฿
಄ಂർಡัತ ಪඃಶದ เඋನಸො ಅಥ฿ เඋನ ಪคಷ൬ ಸದಸฃಜ ೋකತತำโದಃౙ ಮൡ౨
ಸದಸฃಞโದಃౙ ಅನಹბฉಂൿ ಈ ෩ಲಕ ಳೕං.
ಸ/-
(ฃ಄ ಀฑ)
౽ಯბದ๏ბ
ಇವคಡ,
๏ೕ ౾ೕൟბ ಀರ ಃ.ಎ,
ಒ. 1325, 2 ඡ ງತ,
ಎ.ඪ.ಎ ನಗರ,
ർವಣಡฉ-577006
(ಮඎ ಎ.)
ಸ౽ბರದ ಅඌೕನ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ,
ಆ ಇมಒ(ೋකವൕಗำ),ಕකბಟಕ
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