The State Election Commission has decided to continue the reservation pattern of 2007 for Virajpet, Somwarpet and Kushalnagar Town Panchayats for the forthcoming elections.

Ward-wise quota:
Virajpet town panchayat: 1. Church Road – General, 2. Devanga Beedi- SC (woman), 3.Arasu Nagara- backward class (A), 4.Telugara Beedi- general, 5.Mogaragalli- general (woman), 6.Harikere- general, 7.Nehru Nagar 1- backward class (A), 8.Nehru Nagar 2- backward class (woman) (A), 9.Subhash Nagar- backward class (A), 10.Panjarapet- general, 11.Meenupet 1- ST (woman), 12.Meenupet 2- general (woman), 13.Gowrikere- general (woman), 14.Gandhinagar- backward class(B) (woman), 15.Chikpet- general, 16.Shivkeri- SC.

Somwarpet town panchayat:
1.Basavewshwar block-backward class (A), 2.Powerhouse block- backward class (A), 3.Venkateshwar block- SC (woman), 4.Tyagaraj block- ST (woman), 5.Visveswaraya block- general, 6.C K Subbaiah block- general (woman), 7.Janatha Colony- ST (A) (woman), 8.Ranger block 1st level- backward class- backward class (B) (woman), 9.Ranger block 2nd level- general, 10.Siddalingeshwara block- general, 11.Mahadeswara block- general.

Kushalnagar town panchayat:

1.R Gundurao extension, Baichanahalli (North)- backward class (B)(woman), 2.Dr B R Ambedkar ext, Nijamuddin ext- SC(woman), 3.Cauvery ext, Indira ext, Ayyappa Swami temple road(right side)- general, 4.Dandinapet main road, Ayyappa temple road (left side)- backward class(A), 5.Dandinapet, Avabhi ext, Shantimarga- backward class(A) (woman), 6.Bapooji ext- Town colony, Car street- general, 7.Aadhi Shankaracharya ext, Vivekananda ext, Russell ext- general, 8.Kalamma colony, Aadarsha, Dravida colony- SC, 9.Nethaji ext, Shailaja ext, Shringaramma ext- general(woman),10.Avadhani ext, Basappa ext- general, 11.Dr S Radhakrishna ext, Someshwar ext (East), Industrial ext- backward class(a), 12.Dr Shivrama Karantha ext, KHB Colony, Gowda Samaja Road- general, 13.Nehru ext, Siddaiah Puranik ext, H R P ext- ST(woman).

source: http://www.DeccanHerald.com / Home> District / by DH News Service / Madikeri, February 11th, 2013