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12:01 PM

BJP bags the first seat in Assembly by-elections in Karnataka

BJP candidate from Yellapur Arabail Shivaram Hebbar became the first candidate to register a victory in the bypolls to 15 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, for which the counting is underway on Monday.

 

Hebbar defeated Congress' Bhimanna Naik by a margin of over 31,000 votes, poll officials said, adding that official announcement was awaited.

 

A two-time Congress MLA from Yellapur, Hebbar was among 13 disqualified MLA whom the BJP had given ticket to contest the bypoll as party candidate.

11:37 AM

Karnataka bypoll results: BS Yediyurappa celebrates with his son

11:33 AM

Karnataka bypoll result LIVE updates: Status of For 15 out of 15 constituencies

Constituency	Leading Candidate	Leading Party	Trailing Party	Margin of votes	Status
Shivajinagar	RIZWAN ARSHAD	Congress	BJP	15,639	Result in progress
Hosakote	Sharath Kumar Bachegowda	Independent	BJP	8,862	Result in progress
Krishnarajapete	NARAYAN GOWDA	BJP	JD(S)	1,403	Result in Progress
Hunasuru	H. P. MANJUNATH	Congress	BJP	27,808	Result in Progress
Athani	MAHESH IRANAGOUD KUMATALLI	BJP	Congress	12,398	Result in Progress
Gokak	JARKIHOLI RAMESH LAXMANRAO	BJP	Congress	12,415	Result in progress
K.R.Pura	B.A.BASAVARAJA	BJP	Congress	19,529	Result in progress

Kagwad	SHRIMANT BALASAHEB PATIL	BJP	Congress	6,530	Result in progress
Chikkaballapur	K SUDHAKAR	BJP		28,234	Result in progress
Yeshvanthapura	JAVARAYI GOWDA	JD(S)	BJP	2,698	Result in Progress
Mahalakshmi Layout	K. GOPALAIAH	BJP	Congress	29512	Result in Progress

Vijayanagara	ANAND SINGH	BJP	Congress	12,566	Result in progress
Yellapur	ARABAIL HEBBAR SHIVARAM	BJP	Congress	3,0766	Result in progress
Hirekerur	B.C. PATIL	BJP	Congress	10,910	Result in Progress
Ranibennur	ARUNKUMAR GUTHTHUR	BJP	Congress	3,827	Result in Progress

 

 

11:05 AM

BJP continues to lead in 12 seats, while JD(S) has been pushed to zero

10:48 AM

People have accepted the defectors, says Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar

Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar on Karnataka bypolls results: We have to agree with the mandate of the voters of these 15 constituencies. People have accepted the defectors. We have accepted defeat, I don't think we have to be disheartened.

10:44 AM

BJP wins Yellapur seat

BJP candidate Arabail Hebbar Shivaram wins Yellapur seat.

10:39 AM

Karnataka bypoll results: BJP leading in 12 seats

Party	Lead	Won
BJP	12
Congress	2
JD(S)	0
Others	1

10:38 AM

What happened in Karnataka

Speaker Ramesh Kumar had disqualified these 17 MLAs of ruling the Congress-JD(S) coalition ahead of a trust vote in July this year.

 

The then chief minister H D Kumaraswamy had resigned after losing the trust vote, which paved the way for the BJP-led government in the state under B S Yediyurappa.

 

The disqualified MLAs then approached the apex court seeking a direction to the Election Commission to postpone the assembly by-polls for these 15 seats till the pronouncement of verdict in the matter. The court ruled that the disqualified Congress and JD(S) MLAs could contest the impending bypolls on December 5.

10:12 AM

Karnataka bypoll result LIVE updates: Status of For 15 out of 15 constituencies

Constituency	Leading Candidate	Leading Party	Trailing Party	Margin of votes	Status
Shivajinagar	RIZWAN ARSHAD	Congress	BJP	1634	Result in progress
Hosakote	Sharath Kumar Bachegowda	Independent	BJP	3879	Result in progress
Krishnarajapete	B. L. DEVARAJ	JD(S)	BJP	850	Result in Progress
Hunasuru	H. P. MANJUNATH	Congress	BJP	5393	Result in Progress
Athani	MAHESH IRANAGOUD KUMATALLI	BJP	Congress	6267	Result in Progress
Gokak	JARKIHOLI RAMESH LAXMANRAO	BJP	Congress	4072	Result in progress
K.R.Pura	B.A.BASAVARAJA	BJP	Congress	3733	Result in progress

Kagwad	SHRIMANT BALASAHEB PATIL	BJP	Congress	1452	Result in progress
Chikkaballapur	K SUDHAKAR	BJP		8355	Result in progress
Yeshvanthapura	JAVARAYI GOWDA	JD(S)	BJP	2091	Result in Progress
Mahalakshmi Layout	K. GOPALAIAH	BJP	Congress	7705	Result in Progress

Vijayanagara	ANAND SINGH	BJP	Congress	1510	Result in progress
Yellapur	ARABAIL HEBBAR SHIVARAM	BJP	Congress	2264	Result in progress
Hirekerur	B.C. PATIL	BJP	Congress	2188	Result in Progress
Ranibennur	ARUNKUMAR GUTHTHUR	BJP	Congress	868	Result in Progress

 

 

10:04 AM

Karnataka bypolls results trends: BJP leading in Hirekerur, Ranibennur, Yellapur, Chikkaballapur, Vijayanagara & Mahalaxmi Layout; Congress leading in Shivajinagar&Hunasuru; JDS leading in KR Pete & Yeshvanthapura, & Independent candidate SK Bachegowda leading in Hosakote, as per EC trends

9:38 AM

Karnataka bypoll result LIVE updates: Status of For 4 out of 15 constituencies

Constituency	Leading Candidate	Leading Party	Trailing Party	Margin of votes	Status
Shivajinagar	RIZWAN ARSHAD	Congress	BJP	1634	Result in progress
Hosakote	Sharath Kumar Bachegowda	Independent	BJP	3879	Result in progress
Krishnarajapete	B. L. DEVARAJ	JD(S)	BJP	850	Result in Progress
Hunasuru	H. P. MANJUNATH	Congress	BJP	5393	Result in Progress

9:34 AM

Karnataka bypoll result LIVE updates: Status of For 5 out of 15 constituencies

Constituency	Leading Candidate	Leading Party	Trailing Party	Margin of votes	Status
Kagwad	SHRIMANT BALASAHEB PATIL	BJP	Congress	1452	Result in progress
Chikkaballapur	K SUDHAKAR	BJP		8355	Result in progress
Yeshvanthapura	JAVARAYI GOWDA	JD(S)	BJP	2091	Result in Progress
Mahalakshmi Layout	K. GOPALAIAH	BJP	Congress	7705	Result in Progress

 

 

9:26 AM

BJP takes early lead in Karnataka Assembly bypolls

The ruling BJP has taken an early lead in 10 out of 15 Assembly constituencies.

 

Initial trends showed the Congress and JD(S) were ahead in two seats, while independent candidate was maintaining lead in Hoskote.

 

BJP candidates who are leading are- Shivaram Hebbar (Yellapur), Anand Singh (Vijayanagara), Ramesh Jarkiholi (Gokak), B C Patil (Hirekerur), Shrimant Patil (Kagwad), K Sudhakar (Chikkaballapura), Mahesh Kumthalli (Athani), Arun Kumar Guttur (Ranebennur), Gopalaiah (Mahalakshmi Layout) and Byrathi Basavaraj (K R Puram).

 

Congress nominees H P Manjunath (Hunsur) and Rizwan Arshad (Shivajinagar) were leading; JD(S)' B L Devaraj and Javarayi Gowda were ahead in K R Pete and Yeshwanthpura respectively.

 

BJP's rebel and independent candidate Sharath Bachegowda, son of Chikkaballapura Lok Sabha member B N Bachegowda, was leading ahead of party's official candidate MTB Nagaraj in Hoskote.

9:16 AM

Karnataka bypoll result: Clear victory for BJP in early trends

Party	Lead	Won
BJP	10
Congress	2
JD(S)	2
Others	1

9:15 AM

Karnataka bypoll result LIVE updates: Status of For 4 out of 15 constituencies

Constituency	Leading Candidate	Leading Party	Trailing Party	Margin of votes	Status
Vijayanagara	ANAND SINGH	BJP	Congress	1510	Result in progress
Yellapur	ARABAIL HEBBAR SHIVARAM	BJP	Congress	2264	Result in progress
Hirekerur	B.C. PATIL	BJP	Congress	2188	Result in Progress
Ranibennur	ARUNKUMAR GUTHTHUR	BJP	Congress	868	Result in Progress