Mangaluru: “Karnataka JDS have selected constituency presidents and Ashwin J Pereira has been selected as the candidate from JDS from Moodabidiri assembly constituency,” said Vice-President of state JDS Amarnath Shetty.

Addressing the press personnel on Monday, he said that B A Mohammad Kunhi has been appointed as the district president of JDS and the selection was made as per the guidance set by the national President H D Devegowda and State President H D Kumaraswamy.

“Vasanth Poojary has been appointed as President of Mangaluru South assembly constituency, D P Hammabba for Mangaluru North, Mohandas Shetty for Mangaluru, B Mohan for Bantwal, I C Kailesh for Puttur and Dayakar Alva for Sullia constituency,” he said.

He further said that a district level JDS party workers convention will be held soon and H D Devegowda has asked the party leaders to prepare for the next assembly elections which are to be held in 2018. List of candidates for the assembly constituencies will be announced soon.

JDS District president B Mohammad Kunhi Vittal, corporator Aziz Kudroli, Rameeza Nasir, M B Sadashiva, Vasant Poojary and others were present.