Mangalore Let us begin with Udupi, the cutaway district of undivided DK district. The chance of becoming the chief there is with a reserved backward class (elected) member, while the seat of deputy chief has gone to a woman in common cadre. But of 25 seats BJP won 16 and Congress 9. Billavas, Mogaveeras and Rajapuri Saraswats are eligible for Udupi ZP chairman position. Even a woman from these communities can be elected to head the ZP. The chief has to be elected before the Republic Day.
In truncated DK (Mangalore) District, women have ample opportunities to get elected as TP chief or ZP chief in the common category. This means women from backward classes / communities can also try.
DK ZP has 24 seats, of which 13 are women elected this year. 6 of these belong to common category and five of them are newcomers. Only Asha T. Gowda is an old face and experienced as one of the standing committees chief earlier. There are many others eligible for the high post, if they can handle the affairs well. The BC women have this new facile opportunity to serve the larger society in DK. The term is split into 20 months for 3 persons successively. There are 3 standing committees also under consideration. In the 2005-10, Mamtha Gatti, Sunita Sucharitha Shetty prevailed by a single vote to be ZP chairpersons. Later Venkat Dambekodi (acting chief) and K. Santosh Bhandary became presidents of DK ZP.
DK ZP has 24 seats, of which 13 are women elected this year. 6 of these belong to common category and five of them are newcomers. Only Asha T. Gowda is an old face and experienced as one of the standing committees chief earlier. There are many others eligible for the high post, if they can handle the affairs well. The BC women have this new facile opportunity to serve the larger society in DK. The term is split into 20 months for 3 persons successively. There are 3 standing committees also under consideration. In the 2005-10, Mamtha Gatty, Sucharitha Shetty prevailed by a single vote to be ZP chairpersons. Later Venkat Dambekodi (acting chief) and K. Santosh Bhandary became presidents of DK ZP.
People are watching the scene to find out who will become ZP / TP chiefs in DK – Udupi districts in this new term of 20 months in 2011.