Congress retains both seats in Karnataka
Bengaluru, April 13, 2017, DH News Service:: The ruling Congress has won in both Nanjangud and Gundlupet assembly constituencies against its rival BJP in the byelections.
Congress Kalale Keshavamurthy won against his rival V Srinivas Prasad of BJP in Nanjangud.
M C Mohana Kumari won Gundlupet bypolls with 87,253 votes. BJP’s CS Niranjan Kumar got 75,199 votes.
“We have to learn from our mistakes in this bye-poll so that it does not repeat in 2018. This is the voters choice. They elected whom they saw fit,” said BS Yeddyurappa.
Polling for both the seats was held on April 9. The bypolls are considered as prestige battle for the two national parties. The results are seen as pointer to the crucial assembly elections to be held next year.
Byelection in Nanjangud was necessitated due to the resignation of Srinivas Prasad as the Congress MLA. He later quit Congress and joined BJP to contest the bypoll. In Gundlupet, bypoll is necessitated due to the death of H S Mahadeva Prasad. Congress candidate MC Mohana Kumari is the wife of late Mahadeva Prasad.
Updates
12:29 PM
BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa accepts defeat, says polling was on local issues.
12:07 PM
Congress candidate Kalale Keshavamurthy wins Nanjagud by-election, he defeats BJP candidate Srinivasa Prasad. In Gundlupet, Congress candidate Geeta Mahadevaprasad has defeated BJP’s Niranjan by 12,077 votes.
11:25 AM
Kalale Keshavamurthy leads by 16, 316 votes with a vote share of 56% as the counting entered 11th round. He has almost taken an unassailable lead.
11:10 AM
Gundlupet: Congress’s Geeta Mahadev Prasad has got 61,879 votes while BJP’s Niranjan has got 55,813 votes as round 11 of counting ends.
10:56AM
Kalale Keshavamurthy of Congress party is leading by 17,500 votes in Nanjangud, poised to win. He has got 49634 votes in 9 rounds of counting. BJP’s V Srinivasa Prasad has got 32,218 votes.
10:50 AM
BJP takes lead in 5 out 10 seats in bypolls; Congress 3; TMC 1 (Read full report here)
10:50 AM IST
BJP takes lead in 5 out 10 seats in bypolls; Congress 3; TMC 1 (Read full report here)
10:50 AM
At the end of round 9, Congress party’s Geeta Mahadev Prasad is leading by 4650 in Gundlupet.
10:42 AM
At the end of round 7, Kalale Keshavamurthy is leading by 15,896 votes in Nanjangud. 44, 671 votes have been polled for him, whereas BJP’s V Srinivasa Prasad of Bharatiya Janata Party has got 28962 votes so far.
10:19 AM
In Gundlupet, Congress candidate Geeta Mahadev Prasad is leading by 3078 votes as the seventh round of counting ends.
10:15 AM
A total 58094 votes have been counted in Nanjangud so far in six rounds. Kalale N Keshavamurthy has got 35936 votes. His rival V Srinivasa Prasad of Bharatiya Janata Party has got 20,351 votes.
10:09 AM
Congress party’s Kalale N Keshavamurthy now leads by 15,500 votes in Nanjangud. The Congress leads in Gundlupet by 3528 votes.
9:54 AM
Congress party’s Kalale N Keshavamurthy has extended his lead to 13,000 votes in Nanjangud. Congress moves toward a famous win.
9:51 AM
In Gundlupet, Congress candidate Geeta Mahadev Prasad is leading by 3362 votes as the sixth round ended.
9:49 AM
Congress party’s Kalale N Keshavamurthy extends lead to 11,000 votes in Nanjangud. In total, he has got 23595 votes while his rival, BJP’s V Srinivasa Prasad has got 12,603 votes as the counting entered fourth round.
9:40 AM
According to official data by the Election Commission, the Congress party is leading by 10992 votes in Nanjangud.
9:35 AM
As the fourth round of polling ended, Congress candidate Geeta Mahadev Prasad is leading in Gundlupet by 3528 votes.
9:21 AM
Congress party’s Kalale N Keshavamurthy leading in Nanjangud by over 9,000 votes. This is a massive lead.
9:10 AM
The second round of voting ends in Gundlupet and Nanjangud.
9:09 AM
A total of 19000 votes has been counted so far. Congress party’s Kalale N Keshavamurthy has got 11524 votes. V Srinivasa Prasad of the Bharatiya Janata Party has got 6812 votes.
9:04 AM
N Kalale N Keshavamurthy is leading by over 4700 votes in Nanjangud, the Election Commission reported on its website. This is a big boost for the Congress party.
9:00 AM
Congress party’s Geeta Mahadev Prasad is leading by 1,771 votes in Gundlupet is first round of counting gets over.
8:38 AM
Congress party’s Kalale N Keshavamurthy leading in Nanjangud by 5000 votes in Nanjangud, local media reports.
8:35 AM
Congress party’s Kalale N Keshavamurthy leading in Nanjangud by more than 2000 votes after the first round of counting got over. BJP’s V Srinivasa Prasad is trailing.
8:31 AM
Congress party leads on Gundlupet and Nanjangud seats after first round of counting.