Former MLA Winnifred Fernandes passes away
PTI, Apr 28, 2020, 6:50 PM IST
Kundapur: Veteran Congress leader and former Kundapur MLA Winnifred Fernandes passed away at her Kundapur residence eat on Tuesday, April 28 due to age related ailments. She was 90.
Fernandes had entered politics through the Praja Socialist Party (PSP).
She had served as member of the Kundapur town panchayat and later municipal council for three decades, and was chairperson of the council for 17 years. Fernandes was elected as MLA from Kundapur constituency twice.
She was elected on a PSP ticket in 1967 and later as Congress nominee in 1972. She had also served as member of legislative council.
Karnataka Congress in a tweet expressed condolence over her demise.
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