Bengaluru, April 30: The counting of votes for Karnataka urban local body elections 2021 is currently underway. The polling was held for the Bellary Municipal Corporation and nine other civic bodies in the state, including two Urban Local Bodies (ULB), a City Municipal Council (CMC) and a Town Municipal Council (TMC) in Bidar district and Shivamogga on April 27. The results will be declared by the evening.

As per the latest trends, The Congress managed to win Bellary Municipal Corporation Elections 2021 with 19 seats. It also retained Bhadravati Municipal Council in Shivamogga district. The grand old Party also remained victorious in Bidar Municipal Council. Notably, Karnataka State Minister B Sriramulu had also campaigned for the Bellary Municipal Corporation Elections 2021.

Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) managed to win  Madikeri City Municipal Council polls in Kodagu district. Shivamogga district's Thirthahalli local body poll was also won by the Congress. This ward was strong of the BJP for the past 20 years. Karnataka Urban Local Body Elections 2021 Results Live Streaming: Watch Updates on Counting of Votes For Bellary Municipal Corporation Polls And 9 Other Civic Bodies on TV9 Kannada.

The polling was conducted as per COVID-19 protocols issued by the Centre. Around 350 police personnel, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police, were deployed on election duty in Bidar. There were over 1.53 lakh voters in the district. The main competition in these elections was between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress.

Earlier this month, the Karnataka High Court rejected a plea by the State convener of the AAP Prithvi Chintapalli Reddy that the conduct of the Karnataka local body elections would result in the spread of COVID-19. The Bench comprising  Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj had said that it would not interfere with the decision of the State Election Commission (SEC) to hold elections to local bodies on April 27 across the southern state of India.

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