 "Nilekani concedes defeat, says will continue social work")
Former chairman of Unique Identification Authority India (UIDAI), Nandan Nilekani who lost out to BJP’s H N Ananth Kumar in the Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency has said that despite of his defeat, he would continue his works for the city of Bangalore.
“As I said during the campaign, I will continue to work for you in the coming months and years. I may not have the opportunity to serve you as an MP, but my work for Bengaluru continues,” Nilekani said in a statement while respecting the choice that the voters.
People in this city are hungry for better governance, he said, adding, he would work with the relevant groups and parties to achieve that.
Nilekani who contested from Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency in Congress ticket lost out to BJP strongman and a five-time MP, Ananth kumar by a margin of 1,74,478 votes.
"This was a hard-fought campaign,” Nilekani said. “I am deeply grateful to the voters who voted for me, for your faith in me. To those who did not vote for me, I regret that I was unable to win your support in the election,” he added.
“As I said during the campaign, I will continue to work for you in the coming months and years. I may not have the opportunity to serve you as an MP, but my work for Bengaluru continues,” Nilekani said in a statement while respecting the choice that the voters.
People in this city are hungry for better governance, he said, adding, he would work with the relevant groups and parties to achieve that.
Nilekani who contested from Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency in Congress ticket lost out to BJP strongman and a five-time MP, Ananth kumar by a margin of 1,74,478 votes.
"This was a hard-fought campaign,” Nilekani said. “I am deeply grateful to the voters who voted for me, for your faith in me. To those who did not vote for me, I regret that I was unable to win your support in the election,” he added.
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