Mangaluru, Mar 12: As expected Jacintha Vijay Alfred of the Congress was elected Mayor of Mangaluru City Corporation. Purushottam Chithrapura was elected her deputy.
In the mayoral election, held on Thursday they defeated the BJP candidates. The post was reserved for woman candidate. The Opposition BJP in the council had fielded Roopa D Bangera as mayoral candidate.
All 60 corporators of MCC were present during the election. As many as 38 members including Mangaluru North MLA Mohiuddin Bava, Mangaluru South MLA J R Lobo and MLC Ivan D’Souza voted in favour of Congress candidate.
A total of 20 members voted in favour of BJP candidate. Five council members remained neutral.
In the 60-member council, the Congress has 35 seats, followed by the BJP with 20 seats, the Janata Dal (Secular) with two seats, and the Communist Party of India (Marxists), the Social Democratic Party of India have one seat each; the council also has an independent councillor.
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