<p class="title">Vinank Kuttappa from the BJP has been elected as the vice president of Virajpet Town Panchayat.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the elections held on Friday, Vinank secured 10 votes, while his close contender from the Congress, Muhammed Rafi, got eight votes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">There are 18 elected members in the Town Panchayat. All eight members from the BJP, MP Pratap Simha and MLA K G Bopaiah voted for Vinank.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Six Congress members, one JD(S) member and an independent member voted for Rafi. Two independent candidates stayed neutral.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tahsildar R Yoganand was the returning officer.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The seat occupied by former vice president of the Town Panchayat, Harshavardhan, was vacant, owing to his demise. </p>
<p class="title">Vinank Kuttappa from the BJP has been elected as the vice president of Virajpet Town Panchayat.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the elections held on Friday, Vinank secured 10 votes, while his close contender from the Congress, Muhammed Rafi, got eight votes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">There are 18 elected members in the Town Panchayat. All eight members from the BJP, MP Pratap Simha and MLA K G Bopaiah voted for Vinank.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Six Congress members, one JD(S) member and an independent member voted for Rafi. Two independent candidates stayed neutral.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tahsildar R Yoganand was the returning officer.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The seat occupied by former vice president of the Town Panchayat, Harshavardhan, was vacant, owing to his demise. </p>