Congress candidate Muniratna has won by 41,162 votes from Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly constituency.
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Rajarajeshwari Nagar (R.R. Nagar) By-Election Results 2018 Live News & Updates: Congress Candidate Muniratna Wins By 41,162 Votes From R.R.Nagar Assembly Constituency Seat
More than 14 candidates are in fray this time. JDS and Congress has formed an alliance to keep BJP out of power
31 May, 11:41 (IST)
Congress candidate Muniratna leading with 46,593 Votes from Rajarajeshwari Nagar Assembly Constituency after 12th round of counting.
31 May, 11:24 (IST)
Congress candidate Muniratna leading with 46,218 votes from Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly constituency after tenth round of counting
31 May, 10:44 (IST)
Congress candidate Muniratna leading by around 32,000 votes from Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly constituency after sixth round of counting
31 May, 10:02 (IST)
Congress candidate Muniratna leading by over 18,000 from Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly constituency after fourth round of counting.
31 May, 09:11 (IST)
Congress candidate Muniratna leading by 8,680 votes on Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly constituency seat.
31 May, 09:03 (IST)
Congress leading in R.R. Nagar Constituency in Karnataka. Muniratna is the candidate from Congress.
31 May, 08:43 (IST)
Counting of votes has begun in Rajarajeshwari Nagar (R.R. Nagar). Trends are expected to emerge shortly. Congress candidate Muniratna is locked in a fight with GH Ramachandra of JD(S) and Tulasi Muniraju Gowda of BJP.
Bengaluru, May 31: The results of the by-elections for the Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly constituency will be declared today. Counting of votes will start from 8 am. The constituency went on polls on May 28 because of the detection of electoral malpractices just days before the May 12 polls. More than 55 percent of the 4.7 lakh electorate exercised their voting rights.
On the day of the by-elections, the voting process went smooth and no untoward incident were reported. There were only few incidents of malfunctioning of the EVMs that came to the front. Of the 421 polling stations, 121 were webcast live, while four were pink stations, run completely by women.
More than 14 candidates are in fray this time. JDS and Congress has formed an alliance to keep BJP out of power. Reportedly, Election Commission’s flying squad recently raided the house of the Congress Block President on a complaint that money was being stashed there.
N Munirathna from Congress is facing tough competition from G H Ramachandra (who moved from BJP to JDS a few months ago). BJP on the other hand has brought to the front Tulasi Muniraju Gowda as its candidate.
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