Counting of votes is underway for the three Begaum constituencies today (May 13) at 8 am. BJP's Ravi B Patil is in the lead with over 21000 votes in Belgaum Dakshin constituency. Congress candidate Laxmi R Hebbalkar leading Belgaum Rural. Belgaum comprises of three constituencies - Belgaum Dakshin, Belgaum Uttar, and Belgaum Rural. The BJP and the Congress are set to engage in a two-pronged battle. The JD(S) has not fielded any candidates.

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Asif Sait and Prabhavathi Mastmardi are fielding for the Belgaum Uttar and Belgaum Dakshin seats, respectively, for the Congress. Meanwhile, Laxmi Ravindra Hebbalkar has contested from rural Belgaum.

For BJP, Ravi Patil contested from Belgaum Uttar, Abhay Patil from Belgaum Daksin and Nagesh Mannolkar from the Belfaug Rural constituency.