Bharatiya Janata Party has bagged all the seats in the Malur Town Municipal Corporation elections. Congress and Janata Dal (S) have not even opened their account here.

This has turned out to be a historical moment for BJP as it has won in all the 23 wards of the TMC for the first time. It is said that the legislator S N Krishnaiah Shetty has played an important role in scripting this win for the party.

Congress and JD (S) have not even managed to win back the deposit in a few wards. Some of the leaders, who were unhappy with the legislator, had joined hands with the JD (S) and Congress.  However, this has had little impact on the overall result.  Though the JD (S) fought neck and neck with the Congress in a few wards, it didn’t win a single seat.

In ward number 2, 7 and 15 there was a close fight between BJP, Congress and JD (S).  However, the sitting Town Municipal Corporation members suffered humiliating defeat in the hands of BJP candidates. In all 18 new candidates have been elected to the 23-member TMC. Only five candidates, who were members last time, managed to retain their seats. Legislator S N Krishnaiah Shetty, along with his supporters, went on a victory march in the town.

In the elections held in 1983 Janata Party had won 14 out of the 15 wards. Congress had bagged a lone seat that time. For the first time in the history of the town a single party has won all the seats this time.

Ward - wise list of Candidates and number of votes they gathered are as follows:

From ward 1- K Mohan (333 votes), Ward 2- R Krishna (370 votes), Ward 3- Munivenkatappa (331 votes), Ward 4- M Ramakka (534 votes), Ward 5- B N Sujata (477 votes), Ward 6- Jayalakshmamma (217 votes), Ward 7- M K Anjinappa (470 votes), Ward 8- H M Sunandamma (617 votes), Ward 9- T Ramchandra (752 votes), Ward 10- M S Devaraj Reddy (349 votes).

From ward 11 to 23
From 11- C Neelachandra (594 votes), Ward 12- A Rajappa (503 votes), Ward 13- M C Venkatesh (424 votes), Ward 14- Bharatamma (481 votes).
Ward 15- M S Pradeep (408 votes), Ward 16-Gulabjaan (485 votes), Ward 17- M R Chennryappa (476 votes), Ward 18- Suheelamma (582 votes), Ward 19- C P Nagaraj (543 votes).
 Ward 20- Amuda (364 votes), Ward 21- A Anita (471 votes).
 Ward 22- Yellappa (681 votes) and from ward 23- B N Rajaram gathered 390 votes.