Congress candidate in the elections to the Legislative Council from South Teachers’ constituency Marithibbe Gowda has expressed confidence in winning the elections from the constituency for the fifth time in a row.
Speaking to reporters after filing his nomination papers in the office of the Regional Commissioner of Mysuru on Tuesday, May 14, Mr. Gowda said he had been the voice of the teachers in the Legislative Council during the last 24 years ever and was confident of securing their backing for a fifth time in a row.
Mr. Gowda was first elected to the Legislative Council from the South Teachers’ constituency comprising Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Mandya, and Hassan districts in 2000 as a Congress candidate. In 2006, he contested as an independent and succeeded for the second time. In 2012 and 2018, Mr. Gowda contested as a JD(S) candidate and was successfully re-elected.
