K'taka Cong candidate nomination rejected over fake Dalit claim
The Election Commission has rejected Congress candidate G Manjunatha's nomination for the reserved Mulbagal seat in Karnataka Assembly elections after he falsely claimed in his affidavit that he was a Dalit. The rejection was based on a High Court order that he failed to prove he was a Dalit. Manjunatha belongs to the Byragi community which falls under OBC. 