
Sindgi is considered a seat of OBCs
The Hindu
Sindgi, the last taluk of Bombay-Karnataka (soon to be renamed Kittur Karnataka) region on the north-eastern side, is among the two bypoll-bound constituencies, the other being Hangal. It is going to
Sindgi, the last taluk of Bombay-Karnataka (soon to be renamed Kittur Karnataka) region on the north-eastern side, is among the two bypoll-bound constituencies, the other being Hangal. It is going to the polls nearly 10 months after the death of its MLA.
It has also attracted attention as it is among the few seats in North Karnataka to have elected Janata Parivar-Janata Dal-Janata Dal(S) candidates three times since Independence. It was also the only seat to elect a Janata Dal(S) candidate when the BJP won all the other seats in the district in 2018.
Mallappa Channaveerappa Manguli was 84 when he died in office in January. He was a veteran Janata Parivar leader who had won twice from his home constituency. A close follower of Ramakrishna Hegde, he won in 2018, when he was among its oldest members, at 79.

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