The Congress-JD(S) coalition on Tuesday worsted BJP 4-1 in the bye-elections in Karnataka winning two Lok Sabha and two assembly constituencies, while conceding the Shivamogga or Shimoga parliamentary seat to the saffron party.
Seat | Type | Winning Candidate | Party |
Bellari | Lok Sabha | VS Ugrappa | Congress |
Mandya | Lok Sabha | Shivarame Gowda | JD(S) |
Shivamogga | Lok Sabha | BY Raghavendra | BJP |
Jamakhandi | Assembly | Anand Siddu | Congress |
Ramanagara | Assembly | Anitha Kumaraswamy | JD(S) |
The Congress-JD(S) combine has won two of the three Lok Sabha seats that went to bypolls in Karnataka. The JD(S) retained Mandya parliamentary seat, while its ally Congress snatched Bellary or Ballari seat from the BJP, which managed to retain Shivamogga.
BJP candidate BY Raghavendra, son of BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa, won Shivmogga Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 52,148 votes. In Mandya, JD(S) candidate LR Shivarame Gowda won against BJP's Dr Siddaramaiah with a lead of 3,24,925 votes. In Bellary, Congress candidate VS Ugrappa defeated BJP's J Shantha.
Seat | Type | Winning Candidate | Party |
Bellari | Lok Sabha | VS Ugrappa | Congress |
Mandya | Lok Sabha | Shivarame Gowda | JD(S) |
Shivamogga | Lok Sabha | BY Raghavendra | BJP |
Jamakhandi | Assembly | Anand Siddu | Congress |
Ramanagara | Assembly | Anitha Kumaraswamy | JD(S) |
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's wife and JD(S) candidate Anitha Kumaraswamy has won bypoll in Ramanagara assembly seat by a margin of 39,480 votes.
Congress candidate Anand Siddu Nyamagouda has won Jamkhandi assembly bypoll by a margin of 39480 votes. The seat was previously held by his father Siddu Nyamagouda.
The Congress-JD(S) combine is set to win four out of five seats that went to bypolls in Karnataka, whereas the BJP is leading on just one seat. Congress candidate VS Ugrappa has secured lead of over one lakh votes against BJP's J Shantha, sister of B Sriramulu. Congress candidate Anand Siddu is leading over BJP's Srikant Kulkarni in Jamakhandi bypoll.
In Mandya Lok Sabha seat, JD(S) candidate Shivarame Gowda has secured a lead of over 70,000 votes against BJP's Dr Siddaramaiah. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's wife Anita has a lead of over 60,000 votes in Ramanagra bypoll.
BJP candidate BY Raghavendra is leading by over 30,000 votes against JD(S)'s Madhu Bangarappa in Shivamogga by-election.
BJP's BY Raghavendra is leading over JD(S)'s S Madhubangarappa by 9665 votes after four rounds of counting in Shivamogga or Shimoga Lok Sabha bypoll.
The Congress-JD(S) coalition is leading on four out of five seats that went to by-elections in Karnataka, while the BJP is ahead on just one seat - Shivamogga.
Seat | Type | Leading/Winning Candidate | Party |
Bellari | Lok Sabha | VS Ugrappa | Congress |
Mandya | Lok Sabha | Shivarame Gowda | JD(S) |
Shivamogga | Lok Sabha | BY Raghavendra | BJP |
Jamakhandi | Assembly | Anand Siddu | Congress |
Ramanagara | Assembly | Anita Kumaraswamy | JD(S) |
BJP's BY Raghavendra has secured a lead over JD(S)'s S Madhubangarappa by 2627 votes aftre three round of counting in Shivamogga or Shimoga Lok Sabha bypoll.
JD(S) candidate Shivarame Gowda is leading by 1,09,066 votes over BJP's Dr Siddaramaiah in Mandya Lok Sabha bypolls in Karnataka after five rounds of counting.
The Congress-JD(S) coalition is leading on four out of five seats that went to by-elections in Karnataka. While the Congress has maintained its lead in Jamakhandi assembly seat and Bellary or Ballari parliamentary seat, the JD(S) is ahead in Mandya Lok Sabha and Ramanagra assembly seats. The BJP has secured lead on just one seat - Shivamogga.
Seat | Type | Leading/Winning Candidate | Party |
Bellari | Lok Sabha | VS Ugrappa | Congress |
Mandya | Lok Sabha | Shivarame Gowda | JD(S) |
Shivamogga | Lok Sabha | BY Raghavendra | BJP |
Jamakhandi | Assembly | Anand Siddu | Congress |
Ramanagara | Assembly | Anita Kumaraswamy | JD(S) |
Congress has secured a lead in Bellary Lok Sabha and Jamakhandi assembly seat in Karnataka bypolls. Congress's ally JD(S) is leading in Mandya and Shivamogga parliamentary seat and Ramanagra assembly seat.
Seat | Type | Leading/Winning Candidate | Party |
Bellari | Lok Sabha | VS Ugrappa | Congress |
Mandya | Lok Sabha | Shivarame Gowda | JD(S) |
Shivamogga | Lok Sabha | Madhu Bangarappa | JD(S) |
Jamakhandi | Assembly | Anand Siddu | Congress |
Ramanagara | Assembly | Anita Kumaraswamy | JD(S) |
Congress is leading in Jamakhandi assembly seat and Bellary or Ballari parliamentary seat, whereas its ally JD(S) is ahead in Ramanagra assembly and Mandya Lok Sabha seat. The BJP has gained lead in Shivamogga seat.
Seat | Type | Leading/Winning Candidate | Party |
Bellari | Lok Sabha | VS Ugrappa | Congress |
Mandya | Lok Sabha | Shivarame Gowda | JD(S) |
Shivamogga | Lok Sabha | BY Raghavendra | BJP |
Jamakhandi | Assembly | Anand Siddu | Congress |
Ramanagara | Assembly | Anita Kumaraswamy | JD(S) |
Congress is leading in Jamakhandi assembly seat and Bellary or Ballari parliamentary seat. Counting of votes for Karnataka by-elections results is underway.
Postal ballots are being counted first for bye-election result in Jamakhandi and Ramanagara assembly and Bellari, Mandya and Shivamogga parliamentary seats.
Counting of votes for bye-elections results of Jamakhandi, Ramanagara assembly seats, and Bellari, Mandya, Shivamogga Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka has begun. Stay here for live updates on bypolls.
Around 66 per cent of the 54.5 lakh electorate voted in the five by-elections across Karnataka on Saturday. Three Lok Sabha seats and two assembly seats went to bypolls. Below is the details of bye-elections in Jamakhandi, Ramanagara assembly seats, and Bellari, Mandya, Shivamogga Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka:
Seat | Type | JD(S) Candidate | Congress Candidate | BJP Candidate | Previous Winner |
Bellari | Lok Sabha | - | VS Ugrappa | J Shantha | BJP |
Mandya | Lok Sabha | Shivarame Gowda | - | Dr Siddaramaiah | JD(S) |
Shivamogga | Lok Sabha | Madhu Bangarappa | - | BY Raghavendra | BJP |
Jamakhandi | Assembly | - | Anand Siddu | Srikant Kulkarni | Congress |
Ramanagara | Assembly | Anita Kumaraswamy | - | - | JD(S) |
Counting of votes for bye-elections results of Jamakhandi, Ramanagara assembly seats, and Bellari, Mandya, Shivamogga Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka will begin at 8 AM.
Bengaluru, November 6: The results of bye-elections to two assembly and three Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka will be declared today. By-elections were held in Jamakhandi and Ramanagara assembly seats, and Bellari, Mandya and Shivamogga or Shimoga parliamentary seats on November 3. Counting of votes for Jamakhandi, Ramanagara, Bellari, Mandya and Shivamogga bypolls results will begin at 8 am. Catch live updates on the Karnataka bye-elections 2018 results here. Watch online broadcast of Jamakhandi, Ramanagara, Bellari, Mandya and Shivamogga by-elections results here.
In Karnataka bypolls, the contest is mainly between the Congress-JD(S) combine and the BJP. JD-S is contesting from Mandya, Shimoga and Ramanagara and the Congress from Bellary and Jamkhandi. Though the BJP fielded candidates for all five seats, its nominee for Ramanagara seat, L Chandrashekar, on Thursday withdrew his nomination and re-joined the Congress. There are 31 candidates in the fray in the five constituencies. Karnataka Bypolls: Voting Concludes, Bellary Records Highest Turnout.
In Jamakhandi, by-poll was necessitated following the sudden death of senior Congress leader Siddu Nyamagouda in a road accident on May 28. The Congress fielded his son Anand Siddu, who faced a challenge from BJP's Srikant Kulkarni. Ramanagara seat fell vacant after Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy gave up the seat preferring Chennapatna, the other seat he had won in the May 12 assembly polls.
Since Chandrashekar has withdrawn his nomination, Kumaraswamy's wife and JD(S) candidate Anita Kumaraswamy is expected to get an easy win in Ramanagara by-election.
Bypoll was held in Bellary after the seat fell vacant following resignation by BJP's B Sriramaulu on being elected to the state assembly. To retain the seat, the BJP fielded J Shantha, sister of Sriramulu, against Congress Legislative Council member VS Ugrappa. Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat fell vacant after BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa resigned on being elected to the state assembly. In Shimoga bye-election, Yeddyurappa’s son BY Raghavendra is testing his fortunes against another former chief minister S Bangarappa’s son and JD(S) candidate Madhu Bangarappa of the JD(S).
By-election in Mandya parliamentary seat was necessitated after C Puttaraju of the JD(S) resigned on being elected to the state assembly. To retain the seat, JD(S) pitted Shivarame Gowda against Dr Siddaramaiah, a retired commercial tax officer from the BJP. Stay connected with us to catch live updates on Jamakhandi, Ramanagara, Bellari, Mandya and Shivamogga by-elections results.
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