The bypolls for 15 assembly segments were being held following the disqualification of the MLAs from the Congress and the JD(S).
The BJP claimed victory on the 12 out of the 15 assembly seats in the Karnataka bypolls. The polling for the by-elections took place on December 5.
The bypolls for 15 assembly segments were being held following the disqualification of the MLAs from the Congress and the JD(S) which led to the collapse of the coalition government of HD Kumaraswamy.
The voter turnout registered in the bypolls was 66.25%.
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While the Chikballapur constituency recorded the highest voter turnout of 79.80%, it was lowest in KR Puram where only 37.50% of electorates turned up to vote.
Karnataka Bypolls counting | Highlights
18:15 IST Monday, 9 December 2019
The BJP has won 12 out of the 15 seats in the Karnataka bypolls, held following the disqualification of the MLAs from the Congress and the JD(S) which led to the collapse of the coalition government of HD Kumaraswamy.
Jarkiholi Ramesh Laxmanrao of BJP wins from Gokak by 29,006 votes
Rizwan Arshad of Congress wins from Shivajinagar by 13521 votes
K. Gopalaiah of BJP wins from Mahalakshmi Layout by 54386 votes
Congress' HP Manjunath wins from Hunsuru by 39727 votes
Narayan Gowda of BJP wins from Krishnarajapete by 9731 votes
Arunkumar Guththur of BJP wins from Ranibennur by 23222 votes
Anand Singh of BJP wins from Vijayanagara by 30125 votes
I am happy that people have given a very good verdict. Now, without any problem we can give a pro-people and a stable government: BS Yediyurappa
Dr K Sudhakar of BJP wins from Chikkaballapur by 34801 votes
Arabail Hebbar Shivaram of BJP wins from Yellapur by 31408 votes
Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar on 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.
Athani - Mahesh Iranagoud Kumatalli (BJP)
Kagwad- Shrimant Balasaheb Patil (BJP)
Gokak- Jarkiholi Ramesh Laxmanrao (BJP)
Yellapur- Arabail Hebbar Shivaram (BJP)
Hirekerur- B.C. Patil (BJP)
Ranibennur- Arunkumar Guththur (BJP)
Vijayanagara- Anand Singh (BJP)
Chikkballapur- Dr. K.Sudhakar (BJP)
KR Pura- B.A.Basavaraja (BJP)
Yeshwanthpura- S. T. Somashekar (BJP)
Mahalakshmi Layout- K. Gopalaiah (BJP)
Shivajinagar- Rizwan Arshad (Congress)
Hosakote- Sharath Kumar Bachegowda (Independent)
Krishnarajapete- Narayan Gowda (BJP)
Hunsuru- H. P. Manjunath (Congress)
Leads as per ECI trends: BJP-12, Congress-2, Independent-1
Athani - BJP
Kagwad- BJP
Gokak- BJP
Yellapur- BJP
Hirekerur- BJP
Ranibennur- BJP
Vijayanagar- BJP
Chikballapur- BJP
KR Puram- BJP
Yeshwanthpur- BJP
Mahalakshmi Layout
Shivajinagar- Congress
Hoskote- Independent
KR Pet- BJP
Hunsuru- Congress
Leads as per ECI trends: BJP-12, Congress-2, Independent- 1
All updates at 10 am (Source- ECI)
Leads as per ECI trends at 9:45 am: BJP-10, Congress-2, JD(S)-2, Independent-1
Leads as per ECI trends at 9:45 am: BJP-9, Congress-2, JD(S)-2, Independent-1
JD(S) leads in Yeshvanthapura, Krishnarajapete
Congress leads in Shivajinagar, Hunasuru
BJP leads in Yellapur, Hirekerur, Ranibennur, Vijayanagara, Chikkaballapur, Mahalaxmi Layout constituencies
Leads as per ECI trends at 9:20 am: BJP-6, Congress-2, JD(S)-2, Independent-1
Counting of votes for 15 assembly seats in Karnataka begins
Counting of votes for Karnataka by-elections to take place today. Visuals from a counting centre in Bengaluru. pic.twitter.com/NlqlKdx707
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2019
1. List of assembly constituencies
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The 15 constituencies that went to the bypolls are - Athani, Kagwad, Gokak, Yellapur, Hirekerur, Ranibennur, Vijayanagar, Chikballapur, KR Puram, Yeshwanthpur, Mahalakshmi Layout, Shivajinagar, Hoskote, KR Pet and Hunsur.
There will still be two vacant seats - Maski and R R Nagar - after the bypolls to these seats.
2. How many seats BJP needs to win?
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The BJP needs to win at least six seats to maintain its thin majority in the assembly.
3. Why bypolls are being held
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The bypolls were necessitated after the 17 Congress-JD(S) legislators rebelled against the coalition government, leading to their disqualification by the assembly speaker.
While 13 constituencies were held by the Congress, three MLAs had won on the JD(S) symbol. One MLA had won as an independent candidate but subsequently joined the Congress.
Their rebellion led to the collapse of the HD Kumaraswamy government in July and paved the way for BJP to come to power.
The disqualified MLAs moved the Supreme Court against the then Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar's decision. Their disqualification was upheld by the apex court which allowed them to contest the polls.
Earlier the bypolls were scheduled to be held on October 21 but the Election Commission deferred the voting as the top court was still hearing the matter.
The BJP has fielded as its candidates 13 of the legislators who joined the party after the Supreme Court verdict.
4. Karnataka Assembly: Numbers
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The government has the support of 106 MLAs, including 105 from the BJP and one independent, in the House which currently has the strength of 207 members. After the result of 15 seats, there will be 222 members in the house and the majority mark will reach 111. The BJP needs to win at least six out of 15 seats to maintain its majority in the house.
