Mangalore : Mallika Prasad Bhandari, former BJP legislator of Puttur, is the District BJP Mahila Morcha President. The appointment was made by District BJP President Pratap Simha Nayak. Her term would be three years.
Mallika Prasad had won the assembly elections from Puttur in the year 2008. She had defeated Congress candidate Bondala jagannath Shetty by 1425 votes.