Mangaluru: Writer and Lecturer from Ujire M. P. Srinath has been elected as Dakshina Kannada District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President, while Neelavara Surendra Adiga has been re-elected as Udupi District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President. Srinath polled 1,489 votes while Adiga got 432 votes.
The other candidate for Dakshina Kannada District President was Mangaluru Airport Former Director and Writer M. R. Vasudeva Rao (534 votes), while candidates in fray for Udupi District were President were Udupi KSP Office-Bearers K. S. Basri (400 votes), and Dr. Subrahmanya Bhat (394 votes).
The elections for the post of Presidents of Kannada Sahitya Parishat of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts was held on Sunday November 21. The voting was held between 8.00 am and 4.00 pm.
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