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Karnataka By-polls: BJP wins 12 seats, Cong 02 and JD(S) 00

The results of the by-elections are crucial for the four-month-old BJP government in the southern state

Monday December 9, 2019 6:53 PM, ummid.com with inputs from IANS

Bengaluru: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 12 seats, while the Congress only 2 and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) faced total rout in Karnataka's by-elections for 15 seats held on December 5, an ECI official said on Monday.

"Of all the results declared for 15 Assembly seats, the BJP won 12, Congress 2, while the JD-S drew a blank," poll official G. Jadiyappa told IANS here.

An Independent, backed by the JD-S, won Hosakote in Bengaluru Rural district.

The BJP won Athani, Kagwad, Gokak, Yellapur, Hirekerur, Ranibennur, Vijayanagara, Chikkaballapur, K.R. Pura, Yeshvanthpur, Mahalakshmi Layout and Krishnarajapete.

The Congress won Hunasur in Mysuru district and Shivajinagara in Bengaluru central.

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10:45 am Trends available at 10:45 am showed BJP leading in 12 seats and Congress leading in 02 seats. Janata Dal (S) which was leading in 02 seats, is now trailing in both the seats.

According to Election Comission trends, JD (S) candidate in Yeshvanthapura S.T. Somashekar is trailing by 63 votes. Narayan Gowda of JD(S), who was earlier leading in Krishnarajapete seat, is now trailing by 260 votes.

Counting is still underway in all 15 seats and final results will be declared soon.

10:30 am Trends available at 10:30 am showed the BJP candidate K Gopalaiah in Mahalakshmi Layout is leading by about 21,309 votes.

Similarly, Arabail Hebbar Shivram, BJP candidate in Yellapur assembly seat, has been declared winner.

10:00 am Trends available at 10:00 am showed the BJP is leading in 09 seats whereas Congress is leading in 03 seats whereas Janata Dal (S) is leading in 02 seats.

The Congress which was trailing in Vijayanagara is now leading, according to the trends.

09:30 am Trends available at 09:30 am showed the BJP is leading in 09 seats whereas Congress and Janata Dal (S) are leading in 02 seats each, according to Election Commission of India trends.

The 09 seats where the BJP is leading according to Election Commission are: Kagwad, Athani, Yellapur, Hirekerur, Ranibennur, Vijayanagara, Chikkaballapur and Mahalakshmi Layout.

The 02 seats where Congress candidates are leading are: Shivajinagar and Hunasuru.

The 02 seats where JD(S) candidates are leading are: Krishnarajapete and Yeshvanthapura.

09:15 am Trends available at 09:15 am showed the BJP is leading in 06 seats whereas Congress and Janata Dal (S) are leading in 02 seats each, according to Election Commission of India trends.

Local channels are however reporting that the ruling BJP is leading in 10 seats.

08:45 am Trends available at 08:45 am showed the BJP leading in 10 seats including Chikkaballapur and Yeswanthpur.

The Congress candidates are leading in Hunsur and Shivaji Nagar - 02 seats. The JD(S) is leading in one seat and independent candidate Sharath Bache Gowda is leading in 01 seat. Gowda is BJP rebel candidate.

08:30 am Trends available at 08:30 am showed BJP leading in 09 of the 15 seats where byelections were held on December 05.

The Congress is leading in Shivaji Nagar whereas Janata Dal (S) is leading in Krishnarajpet assembly seat.

08:20 am Trends available after conunting of postal votes show the ruling BJP leading in 08 seats.

The eight seats where the BJP has taken up a lead are: Hunsur, Krishanrajpet, Kagwad, Vijayanagara Krishnarajapura, Mahalakshmi Layout, Gokak and Yellapur.

08:05 am Counting of votes in Karnataka where byelections in 15 seats were held on December 05 has started amidst tight security.

The final results are expected by today afternoon. However, trends will start trickling by 08: 30 am today.

06:45 am Votes polled in Karnataka's by-elections on December 5 in 15 Assembly constituencies will be counted today i.e. Monday and results would be declared by evening.

"Arrangements have been made for counting of votes in the 15 Assembly segments on Monday from 8:00 a.m. at 11 centres, including three in Bengaluru for four urban seats. Postal ballots will be counted first, followed by counting of votes in EVMs," Election Commission official G. Jadiyappa told IANS here.

The results of the by-elections are crucial for the four-month-old BJP government in the southern state, as the ruling party requires at least seven seats in the 223-member Assembly for a simple majority, with 112 as the halfway mark.

"Though trends will be available from 9-10 a.m., a clear picture of the votes polled will emerge post-noon and results will be declared after completing 20 rounds of vote count in each constituency," said Jadiyappa.

Around 67.9 per cent (26 lakh) of the 38 lakh voters cast their ballots in the 15 constituencies to fill the vacancies caused by the resignation of 14 Congress and three Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and their subsequent disqualification by former Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar for defying their party whip.

Of the nearly 38 lakh voters in all the constituencies, around 26 lakh voted, with 8 of them in semi-urban and rural areas recording above 75 per cent and 4 seats in Bengaluru registering below 60 per cent.

Hosakote in Bengaluru Rural district recorded the highest voting percentage of 90.90, followed by Chikkaballapur 86.84, Hunsur 80.59, K.R. Pete 80.52, Hirekerur 79.03, Yellapur 77.53, Kagwad 76.24 and Athani 75.37.

Bypolls in two seats - Muski in Raichur district and R.R. Nagar in Bengaluru southwest were not held due to a litigation in the Karnataka High Court on their results in the May 2018 Assembly elections.

The BJP and the opposition Congress contested in all the 15 Assembly seats, while the JD-S in 12 seats.

BJP Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and opposition Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Sunday claimed they would win the majority of seats.

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