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Ļ¯ೇಷ ªಾಜÍ ಪĦΐೆ

PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS SECRETARIAT

NOTIFICATION

No.DPAR 01 CHUVEBHA (ADDL.CEO-1)2024, Bengaluru, Dated: 24.02.2026

The following Order No.76/KT-LA/02/2023/CEMS-II, dated, 6^th February, 2026 of the Election Commission

of India is republished hereunder for general information:

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001

6^th February, 2026

No: 76/KT-LA/02/2023/CEMS-II Dated:

17 Magha, 1947(Saka)

ORDER

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

for 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 09- Gokak 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: 14.06.2023 of District Election Officer,

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

received through the CEO, Karnataka vide his letter no. DPAR 21 CHUVEBA( Addl.

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Part – III

, 24

, 2026

, 05

)

BENGALURU, TUESDAY, 24, FEBRUARY, 2026 ( PHALGUNA , 05, SHAKAVARSHA, 1947)

. 177

No. 177

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CEO-1)2023, dated 26.06.2023 stating that Sh. Jagadeesh C.K., a contesting

candidate from 09- Gokak 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,

Belagavi, a ‘Show-Cause Notice’ No.76/KT-LA/02/2023/CEMS-II, dated 18^th

August, 2023 was issued under sub rule (5) of Rule 89 of the Conduct of Elections

Rules, 1961 by the Election Commission of India to Sh. Jagadeesh C.K., 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. Jagadeesh C.K.

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, Belagavi District within 20 days from

the date of receipt of the notice; and

WHEREAS, the District Election Officer, Belagavi in his report no.

Chusha/Vichube/Viv-2023-24/01; dated 22.09.2023 has reported that the

candidate was not found at the address, hence the house owner received the said

‘show Cause Notice’ and notice was also pasted on the wall of the residence and a

Panchanama was prepared on 23.08.2023; and

WHEREAS, the District Election Officer, Belagavi in his Supplementary

Report dated 22.09.2023 and 28.11.2025, on account of the candidate received

through CEO, Karnataka letter No. DPAR/21/Chuvebha(Addl.CEO-1) 2023; dated

30.09.2023 and 16.12.2025 has reported that Sh. Jagadeesh C.K. has not

submitted any representation or statement of account of election expenses.

Further, after receipt of the said notice, Sh. Jagadeesh C.K. 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-

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(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. Jagadeesh C.K. 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. Jagadeesh C.K., resident of C/O Shivaputra Jakkabal, Maladinni- Upparatti

and a contesting candidate from 09-Gokak 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. Jagadeesh C.K.,

C/O Shivaputra Jakkabal,

Maladinni- Upparatti

(Madhu A.C)

Under Secretary to Government,

DPAR(Elections), Karnataka

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ූರತ ೋකವ൏ ಆ෽ೕಗದ ಈ ಃಳಉಡ ಆඃಶ ๸: 76/ಃഔ-ಎฯಎ/02/2023/๭ಇಎಂಎ๺-II, ൽකಂಕ: 06.02.2026

ಅඝ౬ ๬෥ನ౲ ෥๼ൟಛಜ ඬನฑ ಪ౳ಕഔ๭ං.

ූರತ ೋකವ൏ ಆ෽ೕಗ

ඛ฿ბಚನ ಸದನ, ಅ๗ೕಕ ರ๲౨, ನವංಹย-110001

๸ಒ౲: 76/ಃഔ-

ಎฯಎ/02/2023/๭ಇಎಂಎ๺-II

06ඡ඾ಬ౳ವค, 2026

ൽකಂಕ:

෥ಘ ෥ಸದ 17ඡ 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 เඋನಸො ๬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 09- ತೕ౽ಋ

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/21/ೋๅಭ (ಅಪರ

๭ಇಓ-1)2023; ൽකಂಕ: 26.06.2023 ರ෨ಌಂತರ ๭౷ೕಕค๭ದ ೋකವൕಗಳඝ౬ ನഷ๯ವ ඛಯಮಗำ,

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

ൽකಂಕ: 14.06.2023ರ ವರൽಯ ಪ౳౽ರ ಕකბಟಕದ เඋನಸූ ๬ವბൟ౳ಕ – ೋකವൕ, 2023ರย౵

09- ತೕ౽ಋ เඋನಸූ ಮತಃ౹ೕತ౳ൽಂದ ಸ౭ඌბ๭ದ ಅಭ౲൮ბ෴ದ ๏౳ೕ ಜಗൽೕ๜ ๭.ಃ., ಇವฆ

౽ඞඛನ

ಅലಯย౵

ಅಗತ౲ಪല๭ඈ൤,

ೋකವ൏

ๅಚ౞ಗಳ

วಕౙಪತ౳ವඝ౬

ಸย౵ಸฤ

เಫಲฃಜฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨

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

วಕౙಪತ౳ವඝ౬ ಸย౵ಸൽฆโದ౽ౙಜ ๏౳ೕ ಜಗൽೕ๜ ๭.ಃ., ರವคಡ ೋකವൕಗಳඝ౬ ನഷ๯ವ ඛಯಮಗำ,

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

ඣೕഔೕ๯’ ๸ಒ౲:76/ಃഔ-ಎฯಎ/02/2023/๭ಇಎಂಎ๺-II, ൽකಂಕ 18ඡ ಆಗ๺ౣ, 2023ರ 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, ෍ಳಛเ

ಇವคಡ ಸย౵๯๋൤෸ ಸಹ ๏౳ೕ ಜಗൽೕ๜ ๭.ಃ ರವคಡ ඛඃბ๏๭ฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨

೧ม౵ ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค, ෍ಳಛเ ಇವฆ, ತಮ౱ ವರൽ ๸ಒ౲: ೋ๎/เೋ෍/เವ-2023-24/01;

ൽකಂಕ:22-09-2023ರย౵ ವರൽ ෥ലฆ๋൤, ಅಭ౲൮ბ෷ ඛೕലದ เะಸದย౵ ಇರยಲ౵. ಆದ౪คಂದ,

ಮචಯ ෥ยೕಕฆ ಸದค ’౽ರಣ ಄ั ඣೕഔೕ๺’ ಅඝ౬ ๭౷ೕಕค๭ർ౪ฉ ಮൡ౨ ඣೕഔೕ๺ ಅඝ౬

ಅಭ౲൮ბಯ ඛ฿ಸದ ತೕഷಯ ෬ว ಅಂഔ๭, ൽකಂಕ: 23.08.2023 ฏൿ ඵಚකಮವඝ౬

๭ದ౪ಪലಸมಜฆโದคಂದ; ಮൡ౨

෨ಖ౲ ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค (๭ಇಓ), ಕකბಟಕ, ಇವರ ಪತ౳ ๸ಒ౲:ലඪಎಆฑ/21/ೋๅಭ (ಅಪರ

๭ಇಓ-1)2023; ൽකಂಕ:30.09.2023 ಮൡ౨ 16.12.2025ರ ෨ಌಂತರ ๭౷ೕಕค๭ದ ಅಭ౲൮ბಯ วಕౙಪತ౳ವඝ౬

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ಀคൡ ೧ม౵ ೋකವ൏ඌ౽ค, ෍ಳಛเ ಇವฆ, ತಮ౱ තರಕ ವರൽ ൽකಂಕ: 22.09.2023 ಮൡ౨

28.11.2025 ರย౵, ๏౳ೕ ಜಗൽೕ๜ ๭.ಃ., ರವฆ ೋකವ൏ ๅಚ౞ಗಳ วಕౙಪತ౳ದ ෴โඃ ඛงಪൕ ಅಥ฿

เವರಪഔౣಯඝ౬ ಸย౵๭ฆโൽಲ౵ๅಂൿ ವರൽ ෥ലฆ൞౨ฉ. ಅಲ౵ඃ, ಸದค ඣೕഔೕಸඝ౬ ๭౷ೕಕค๭ದ

ತฆ฿ಯ, ๏౳ೕ ಜಗൽೕ๜ ๭.ಃ., 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

ຄಂൽಲ౵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, ๏౳ೕ ಜಗൽೕ๜ ๭.ಃ., 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, ූರತ ೋකವ൏

ಆ෽ೕಗโ ಃ/ಆෆ ๏ವඬತ౳ ಜಕౙ෇฾, ෥ಲൽඛ౬, ಉඩ౭ರഔౣ, ರ ඛ฿๭෴ಜฆವ ಮൡ౨

2023ರย౵ ಕකბಟಕದ 09- ತೕ౽ಋ เඋನ ಸොಯ ಮತಃ౹ೕತ౳ಃౙ ನഷದ ๬ವბൟ౳ಕ - ೋකವൕಯย౵

ಸ౭ඌბ๭ದ ಅಭ౲൮ბ෴ಜฆವ ๏౳ೕ ಜಗൽೕ๜ ๭.ಃ., 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,

๏౳ೕ ಜಗൽೕ๜ ๭.ಃ.,

ಃ/ಆෆ ๏ವඬತ౳ ಜಕౙ෇฾, ෥ಲൽඛ౬,

ಉඩ౭ರഔౣ.

(ಮඎ ಎ.๭)

ಸ౽ბರದ ಅඌೕನ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ,

๭ಆ๯ ಇมಒ(ೋකವൕಗำ),ಕකბಟಕ

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