Karnataka Councillor Has 500 kg Jewellery And A Below Poverty Line Card
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Mr Ravishankar possessed a Below Poverty Line (BPL) card.Tumakuru, Karnataka: A magistrate court has declared as null and void the election of a JD(S) councillor to a local body here, after he did not rebut the petitioner's claims of possessing 500 kg ornaments despite having a BPL card.Senior Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate of First Class of Sira, Geethanjali G found K Ravishankar, councillor of Ward-9 of Sira City Municipal Council, guilty of suppressing facts in his election affidavit.Defeated Congress candidate M Krishnappa had filed the election petition before the court in the aftermath of polls to the city municipal council in Sira held on December 30, 2021.It was alleged that Mr Ravishankar had hidden the fact in the election affidavit that he was convicted in criminal...