Congress Wins Afzalpur, Chincholi & BJP Wrests Aland, Sedam; Check Full List of Winning Candidates From Gulbarga District
Karnataka Election Results: Stay tuned here with updates from Afzalpur, Aland, Chincholi, Chittapur, Gulbarga Dakshin, Gulbarga Rural, Gulbarga Uttar, Jevargi and Sedam constituencies.
Bengaluru, May 15: Out of the nine seats in Karnataka's Gulbarga district, five have been won by the Congress, whereas, four were bagged by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The seats won by the Congress are: Afzalpur, Chincholi, Chittapur, Gulbarga Uttar and Jevargi. The BJP has bagged the constituencies of Aland, Sedam, Gulbarga Rural and Gulbarga Dakshin. For live updates and results of all 222 constituencies of Karnataka, read here.
In the 2013 assembly elections, the Indian National Congress (INC) emerged victorious from seven of these constituencies - Afzalpur, Chincholi, Chittapur, Gulbarga Rural, Gulbarga Uttar, Jevargi and Sedam. The now-dissolved Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) had won the seat of Aland, whereas, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had bagged Gulbarga Dakshin.
Gulbarga district elections results 2018:
Afzalpur election results
Aland election results
Chincholi election results
Chittapur Election Results
| Karnataka - Chittapur | ||
| Result Declared | ||
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| PRIYANK KHARGE | Indian National Congress | 69700 |
| VALMIK NAIK | Bharatiya Janata Party | 65307 |
| DEVARAJA V K | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1218 |
| RAJU HADNOOR | All India Mahila Empowerment Party | 1136 |
| SABANNA B DODDAMNI | Independent | 615 |
| SHANKAR CHAWAN | Independent | 612 |
| VINOD ANNA | Independent | 418 |
| RUKKAPPA K LEADER | Independent | 311 |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 1052 |
Gulbarga Rural Election Results
Gulbarga Uttar Election Results
Gulbarga Dakshin Election Results
| Karnataka - Gulbarga Dakshin | ||
| Result Declared | ||
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| DATTATRAYA C PATIL REVOOR APPU GOUDA | Bharatiya Janata Party | 64788 |
| ALLAMPRABHU PATIL | Indian National Congress | 59357 |
| BASAVARAJ DIGGAVI | Janata Dal (Secular) | 14359 |
| SURYAKANT NIMBALKAR | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1853 |
| RIZWAN UR RAHMAN SIDDIQUI | Independent | 597 |
| MAQBOOL KHAN HEERAPUR | Independent | 479 |
| M S UDANOOR | Indian New Congress Party | 288 |
| PRAHLAD MATMARI | Independent | 259 |
| SYED ABDUL BARI | Welfare Party Of India | 252 |
| JAGANNATH M CHAWAN | National Development Party | 229 |
| RATNA SUKHJINDER SINGH | All India Mahila Empowerment Party | 184 |
| VIRANNA KORALLI | Shivsena | 179 |
| DHARMAVEER S PUJARI | Independent | 171 |
| CHANDSAB MAKTUMSAB BHIMALLI | Independent | 138 |
| RAMADEVI RAJKUMAR MADGI | Shramajeevi Party | 115 |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 1114 |
Jevargi Election Results
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Sedam Election Results
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Gulbarga, along with other districts of Karnataka, went to polls on May 12. The region, part of the Kalaburagi division, witnessed a triangular poll fight between the Congress, Janata Dal (Secular) and the BJP. Noteworthy, the KJP which had won one assembly seat from the district had merged with the BJP. The party was founded in 2012 by BS Yeddyurappa, who made his way back to the saffron party in 2014. A year ahead of the recently conducted assembly polls, he was announced as the BJP's prospective chief minister.
Key facts to know about Gulbarga district: The region houses a population of 25.6 lakh people. The administrative headquarters are located in the city of Gulbarga, where nearly 5.37 lakh people reside as per the 2011 survey. The total area encompassed by the district is 10,951 square kilometres.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 15, 2018 08:50 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).