Former Additional Advocate General (AAG) for Karnataka and Senior Advocate AS Ponnanna on Saturday emerged victorious in the recently concluded Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections, representing the Virajpet constituency..Ponnanna contested as a candidate from the Indian National Congress (INC) and secured a victory by a margin of 4,291 votes over three-time Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader KG Bopaiah, who also served as the former Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly..As per the Election Commission of India (ECI) website, Ponnanna captured 49.94% of the vote share in his seat, and got 83,791 votes as against Bopaiah's 79,500..Ponnanna is a graduate of Bangalore University Law College's 1997 batch and served as an AAG of Karnataka from July 10, 2014 to April 29, 2019. He was designated Senior Advocate in 2018..He is the son of former Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council and four-time Member of Legislative Council (MLC) AK Subbaiah..Significantly, this is the first time after nearly 20 years that the INC has secured a seat in the Kodagu district of Karnataka..Read our 2016 interview with Ponnanna here.
Former Additional Advocate General (AAG) for Karnataka and Senior Advocate AS Ponnanna on Saturday emerged victorious in the recently concluded Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections, representing the Virajpet constituency..Ponnanna contested as a candidate from the Indian National Congress (INC) and secured a victory by a margin of 4,291 votes over three-time Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader KG Bopaiah, who also served as the former Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly..As per the Election Commission of India (ECI) website, Ponnanna captured 49.94% of the vote share in his seat, and got 83,791 votes as against Bopaiah's 79,500..Ponnanna is a graduate of Bangalore University Law College's 1997 batch and served as an AAG of Karnataka from July 10, 2014 to April 29, 2019. He was designated Senior Advocate in 2018..He is the son of former Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council and four-time Member of Legislative Council (MLC) AK Subbaiah..Significantly, this is the first time after nearly 20 years that the INC has secured a seat in the Kodagu district of Karnataka..Read our 2016 interview with Ponnanna here.