IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ELECTION PETITION NO. 20 OF 2023 BETWEEN:

MR. D.N. JEEVARAJA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, SON OF G.T. NARAYANA GOWDA, RESIDING AT: NO.23, DWARAMAKKI, BADAGABAYLU VILLAGE, B.H. KAIMARA POST, NARASAIMHARAJAPURA TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 134.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. M.S.SHYAM SUNDAR, SENIOR COUNSEL ALONG WITH MS.Dr.VANDANA P.L., SRI RISHI N. UMESH AND MS. YUKTHA N., ADVOCATES)

AND:

Digitally 1. MR. T.D. RAJEGOWDA signed by SON OF DEVEGOWDA, HEMALATHA J AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, Location:

HIGH COURT RESIDING AT: BASAPURA-KADAVANTE POST, OF CHIKKAMAGALURU (T), KARNATAKA CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 136.

2. MR. SUDHAKAR. S. SHETTY SON OF T.K. SANJEEVA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, RESIDING AT TUMAKHANE KODURU POST, SHANUVALLI KOPPA TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU -577 126. 3. MR. RAJAN GOWDA H.S.

SON OF SRINIVAS GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RESIDING AT: HORABAILU, DHAREKOPPA POST, BELANDUR VILLAGE, SRINGERI TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 139.

4. MR. K.M. GOPALA SON OF MANJAIAH, RESIDING AT: KARUVANE, HONNAVALLI POST, SRINGERI TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 139.

5. MR. M.K. DAYANDA MAVINKERE SON OF A.T. KRISHNAIAH GOWDA, A