<p>Hubballi: Four-time corporator Ramappa (Ramanna) Badiger of BJP on Saturday became the mayor of Hubballi-Dharwad, while Durgamma Bijwad got elected as his deputy.</p><p>In the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC), BJP's nominee for the twin cities' first citizen post for the next one year secured 47 votes. BJP won the seat for the third straight term.</p><p>In the election meeting where 80 corporators, an MP, three MLAs and two MLCs exercised their franchise, Durgamma Bijwad also got 47 votes to become the deputy mayor.</p>.Karnataka HC quashes cancellation of registration of Centre for Wildlife Studies under FCRA.<p>Congress candidates for mayor and deputy mayor posts -- Imamhusen Eligar and Mangalamma Hiremani respectively -- got 36 votes each. AIMIM had fielded Husenbi Nalatwad for mayor's post, and she got three votes.</p><p>The mayor and deputy mayor posts were reserved for backward class A and SC woman respectively. Regional Commissioner S B Shettennavar led the election process.</p><p><strong>'Health, water priorities' </strong></p><p>Newly-elected mayor Ramanna Badiger, who is the corporator from Ward No. 30, stated that healthcare and drinking water would be his priorities.</p><p>Zone-wise public grievances redressal meetings would be conducted, while due focus would be given to revenue mobilisation by expanding the property tax net and development, he added.</p><p>"After holding meeting with legislators and senior corporators, we will take a delegation to the Chief Minister to get pending files related to the HDMC cleared and to get funds," Badiger said.</p>
<p>Hubballi: Four-time corporator Ramappa (Ramanna) Badiger of BJP on Saturday became the mayor of Hubballi-Dharwad, while Durgamma Bijwad got elected as his deputy.</p><p>In the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC), BJP's nominee for the twin cities' first citizen post for the next one year secured 47 votes. BJP won the seat for the third straight term.</p><p>In the election meeting where 80 corporators, an MP, three MLAs and two MLCs exercised their franchise, Durgamma Bijwad also got 47 votes to become the deputy mayor.</p>.Karnataka HC quashes cancellation of registration of Centre for Wildlife Studies under FCRA.<p>Congress candidates for mayor and deputy mayor posts -- Imamhusen Eligar and Mangalamma Hiremani respectively -- got 36 votes each. AIMIM had fielded Husenbi Nalatwad for mayor's post, and she got three votes.</p><p>The mayor and deputy mayor posts were reserved for backward class A and SC woman respectively. Regional Commissioner S B Shettennavar led the election process.</p><p><strong>'Health, water priorities' </strong></p><p>Newly-elected mayor Ramanna Badiger, who is the corporator from Ward No. 30, stated that healthcare and drinking water would be his priorities.</p><p>Zone-wise public grievances redressal meetings would be conducted, while due focus would be given to revenue mobilisation by expanding the property tax net and development, he added.</p><p>"After holding meeting with legislators and senior corporators, we will take a delegation to the Chief Minister to get pending files related to the HDMC cleared and to get funds," Badiger said.</p>