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Ventakatappa is Karnataka speaker

M V Ventakatappa was today unanimously elected speaker of the Karnataka assembly.

A motion moved to this effect by Chief Minister S M Krishna was approved by the house by voice vote.

The 67-year-old leader was conducted to the speaker's chair by Krishna and leader of the opposition Jagadish Shettar.

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