<p>After cricket, elections have turned out be another hobby for punters to try and make a quick windfall. With a day left for the fate of the candidates to be decided, people are busy racking their brains over probable victors in the recently concluded elections to Mysore City Corporation (MCC).<br /><br /></p>.<p>If one were to go by the betting odds, Suhail Baig, an Independent at ward 43 has emerged as a favourite out of the 433 candidates in the fray. <br /><br />With his winning prospects high, many have placed the odds at 10:10 (for example if a person places a bet for Rs 100, he will pocket the equal amount in case of Baig’s victory) for Baig. <br /><br />Second favourite among the bookies is again an independent at ward 53 -- Kabir Ahmed, who is contesting against the incumbent Aftab Anwar Baig of Congress. <br /><br />The odds are said to tilting towards Aftab. Likewise, most of the wards in Narasimharaja assembly segment has turned out to be a much sought after place for punters. <br /><br />According to betters, at ward 57 there is a keen fight between incumbent corporator P Devaraj and M B Nataraj of JD(S). <br /><br />In ward 58, the fight is among incumbent R Ananthu of Congress and Manju of JD(S), followed by Congress’ Ayaz Pasha alias Pandu versus Mohammed Shariff of JD(S) at ward 54; incumbent H N Srikantaiah an independent versus Shafi Ahmed of JD(S) at ward 60; incumbent and independent Syed Hasrathulla versus Putt of Janata Dal (Secular) at ward 49; incumbent Shanthu Nesan of Congress versus independent M D Nagaraj of JD(S) at ward 44; BJP’s M C Chikkanna versus Suneel of Congress at ward 10; and between incumbent A V Vidya Urs of BJP versus Sheela Suresh of JD(S) at ward three.Interestingly, at ward seven, barring lucre, autorickshaws are also at stake. <br /><br />Former mayor R Purushotham is seeking re-election and for him the arch rival is C Eshwar of BJP at the particular ward. <br /></p>
<p>After cricket, elections have turned out be another hobby for punters to try and make a quick windfall. With a day left for the fate of the candidates to be decided, people are busy racking their brains over probable victors in the recently concluded elections to Mysore City Corporation (MCC).<br /><br /></p>.<p>If one were to go by the betting odds, Suhail Baig, an Independent at ward 43 has emerged as a favourite out of the 433 candidates in the fray. <br /><br />With his winning prospects high, many have placed the odds at 10:10 (for example if a person places a bet for Rs 100, he will pocket the equal amount in case of Baig’s victory) for Baig. <br /><br />Second favourite among the bookies is again an independent at ward 53 -- Kabir Ahmed, who is contesting against the incumbent Aftab Anwar Baig of Congress. <br /><br />The odds are said to tilting towards Aftab. Likewise, most of the wards in Narasimharaja assembly segment has turned out to be a much sought after place for punters. <br /><br />According to betters, at ward 57 there is a keen fight between incumbent corporator P Devaraj and M B Nataraj of JD(S). <br /><br />In ward 58, the fight is among incumbent R Ananthu of Congress and Manju of JD(S), followed by Congress’ Ayaz Pasha alias Pandu versus Mohammed Shariff of JD(S) at ward 54; incumbent H N Srikantaiah an independent versus Shafi Ahmed of JD(S) at ward 60; incumbent and independent Syed Hasrathulla versus Putt of Janata Dal (Secular) at ward 49; incumbent Shanthu Nesan of Congress versus independent M D Nagaraj of JD(S) at ward 44; BJP’s M C Chikkanna versus Suneel of Congress at ward 10; and between incumbent A V Vidya Urs of BJP versus Sheela Suresh of JD(S) at ward three.Interestingly, at ward seven, barring lucre, autorickshaws are also at stake. <br /><br />Former mayor R Purushotham is seeking re-election and for him the arch rival is C Eshwar of BJP at the particular ward. <br /></p>
