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NEW DELHI: Karnataka legislative assembly connected Saturday disqualified Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni pursuing his condemnation by a Bengaluru sessions tribunal successful a transgression case. Kulkarni was issued an authoritative notification by the assembly aft helium was convicted successful the execution lawsuit of BJP person Yogeshgouda Goudar.
He is presently successful situation serving beingness imprisonment successful the case.
"Consequent upon the condemnation of Vinay Kulkarni, Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing the Dharwad constituency, by the LXXXI Additional City Civil & Sessions Judge, Bengaluru City (CCH-82), successful Spl CC No. 565/2021, helium stands disqualified from the rank of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the day of conviction, i.e, April 15, 2026," the notification read.
Kulkarni was disqualified based connected the provisions of Article 191(1)(e) of the Constitution and conception 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. "He stands disqualified successful presumption of the provisions of Article 191(1)(e) of the Constitution of India, work with Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and specified disqualification shall proceed for a further play of six years aft his release, unless the condemnation is stayed by a competent court," the notification further read.
With Kulkarni's disqualification, 1 spot successful the Karnataka legislative assembly has fallen vacant.Bypolls were held connected April 9 to capable 2 different seats successful the 224-member Assembly that fell vacant owed to the decease of sitting MLAs. The results volition beryllium declared connected May 4.Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat convicted Kulkarni and 15 others connected April 15 nether assorted IPC sections. These included transgression conspiracy and murder.
On April 17, the tribunal sentenced Kulkarni on with others convicted successful the lawsuit to beingness imprisonment.The lawsuit related to the sidesplitting of Goudar, a BJP Zilla Panchayat subordinate successful Dharwad connected June 15, 2016. Kulkarni was a curate astatine that time. Goudar was attacked by assailants and was hacked to decease successful his gym astatine Saptapur successful Dharwad.The lawsuit was aboriginal transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) successful 2019. A supplementary chargesheet was filed by CBI successful 2020, naming Vinay Kulkarni arsenic the 'main conspirator.'
It alleged that helium perceived Yogeshgouda Goudar arsenic a increasing governmental rival successful Dharwad and hired declaration killers to destruct him.Kulkarni was aboriginal arrested by the CBI successful 2020. He was granted bail by the Supreme Court successful August 2021 nether definite conditions. This included a prohibition connected entering Dharwad district. However, successful June 2025, the apex tribunal cancelled his bail pursuing allegations of witnesser tampering and attempts to power prosecution witnesses.Kulkarni again applied for bail successful January 2026, but it was rejected by precocious court, citing judicial propriety. However, the Supreme Court granted him bail connected February 27 aft obseving that each witnesses had been examined.
