1 R IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16^th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL ELECTION PETITION No.4 OF 2023 BETWEEN:

SRI. C MUNIRAJU S/O T M CHINNAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT NO.340/14, REDDY LAYOUT, KONDAREDDYPALLI VILLAGE, BAGEPALLI CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT KARNATAKA-561 207.

...PETITIONER (BY SMT.NALINA MAYEGOWDA, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. MANJUNATHA HIRAL., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . SRI. S N SUBBAREDDY ALIAS CHINNAKAYALAPALLI, S/O S NANJUNDAREDDY AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT CHINNAKAYALAPALLI VILLAGE GULUR HOBLI, BAGEPALLI-561 207 CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT.

2 . DR. A ANIL KUMAR S/O DR A. RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT BEHIND FOREST OFFICE

7^TH WARD, BAGEPALLI-561 207 CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT.

3 . DR. MADHU SEETHAPPA S/O LATE V SEETHAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT NO.145, GOLLAVARIPALLI VILLAGE NAREMADDEPALLI POST, BAGEPALLI-561 212.

CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT.

4 . SRI. T. MUNISWAMY ALIAS SAI S/O THITTI NARASIMHULU AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT 14^TH WARD NEAR OLD WATER TANK BAGEPALLI TOWN BAGEPALLI-561 207 CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT.

5 . SRI. C. KRISHNA REDDY S/O LATE CHANNAPPAREDDY AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS R/AT NO.123, KOTHAKOTE VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI, BAGEPALL