Bellary Election 2023 Results Live Updates:
Bellary district is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka
Legislative Assembly. On May 10, 2023, the people of Bellary exercised
their right to vote in the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023.
In the previous Karnataka Assembly Election, the Bellary assembly
seat had a total of 2,14,955 registered voters, of which 1,05,926 were
male and 1,08,994 were female. Additionally, 0.8% of voters chose the
None of the Above (NOTA) option. In 2018, Bellary constituency had
2,19,291 electors, including 1,07,938 males and 1,11,315 females. The
constituency had 38 third gender voters in 2018.
In the last election, there were 8 candidates vying for the Bellary assembly seat. The Indian National Congress
emerged victorious with B Nagendra winning the election, defeating
Sanna Pakkirappa of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a slim margin of 2,679
votes. B Nagendra received a total of 79,186 votes, while Sanna
Pakkirappa secured 76,507 votes. The third-place finisher was D Ramesh
of Janata Dal (Secular), who received 3,212 votes. The Indian National
Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, and Janata Dal (Secular) received
49.1%, 47.4%, and 2.0% of the votes, respectively, with the top two
candidates splitting 96.4% of the votes.
Election Results: In the 224-seat Karnataka assembly, a party needs to win 113 seats to form the government.
Karnataka Election Results: BJP and Congress are vying for control of the 224-member assembly.
Bengaluru:
Congress
has crossed the halfway mark and seems on course to breach archrival
BJP's lone southern citadel Karnataka. In the 224-seat Karnataka
assembly, a party needs to win 113 seats to form the government. The
Congress has already raced ahead on 119 seats, while the BJP is leading
on 72. The electoral fortunes of top leaders-- Chief Minister Basavaraj
Bommai of the BJP, Congress heavyweights Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar
and JD(S)' HD Kumaraswamy, among many others will be decided today.
Former
CM Jagadish Shettar, who quit the BJP after being denied to contest in
the May 10 polls for the 224-member Assembly, was trailing in
Hubballi-Dharwad Central by 2,614 votes. He was fielded there by the
Congress.
Most exit polls had given an edge to the Congress over
the ruling BJP, while also indicating the possibility of a hung Assembly
in the state. The JD(S) is expecting for a hung verdict, which would
enable it to play a role in government formation.
Here are the LIVE updates on the Election Results:
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Election Results Live: Chief Minister Bommai, 2 Ex CM's Leading Chief
Minister Basavaraj Bommai (BJP) is leading from his seat as are former
chief ministers HD Kumaraswamy (JDS) and Siddaramaiah (Congress).
Election Results: Congress Calls All Its MLAs To Bengaluru The
Congress has asked all its MLAs to reach Bengaluru as leads placed it
across the halfway mark. Congress's Siddaramaiah said he is sure of the
party crossing the 120 mark. There are reports that the party has booked
several resorts to keep its flock together. It prompted a jibe from the
BJP, which said the Congress "doesn't trust its MLAs".
Karnataka Results: Congress Surges Ahead Of Majority Mark Congress
seems to be on course to breach rival BJP's lone southern citadel
Karnataka, racing ahead towards the magic 113 figure to form a
government on its own. Buoyed by the initial trends, Congress said the
message given to the BJP was to stick to public issues that matter, even
as the saffron party expressed hope of securing the simple majority
mark of 113.
Congress Confident Of Getting Clear Mandate In Karnataka
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 13, 2023
Karnataka Results: Congress Maintain Lead, Stay Above Majority Mark Congress
touched the majority mark of 113 seats in early trends in counting of
votes for the Karnataka Assembly polls. Congress is currently leading in
115 seats while the BJP is ahead in 79.
Live Karnataka Election Results: Priyank Kharge Leads In Chittapur Congress
President M Mallikarjun Kharge's son Priyank Kharge is leading in
Chittapur against BJP's Manikanta Rathod by 2, 493 votes.
Karnataka Results: Congress's Jagdish Shettar Trails In Early Trends Congress
candidate Jagdish Shettar is trailing in the Hubli-Dharwad Central
Assembly. Mr Shettar, a former chief minister, recently joined Congress
after being denied a ticket from the Bharatiya Janata Party.
He belongs to the Lingayat community which is believed to have a crucial impact on electoral outcomes in the state.
Live Karnataka Election Results: CM Basavaraj Bommai Leading In Shiggaon Karnataka
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai (BJP) is leading in the Shiggaon
constituency, according to early trends. He is up against Congress
candidate Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan.
"My Father Should Be CM": Siddaramaiah's Son As Congress Take Early Lead Congress
leader and son of former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Yathindra
Siddaramiah expressed confidence that the party will get an absolute
majority and will come to power on its own. He also said for the
interest of Karnataka his father should become the chief minister.
"We
will do anything to keep BJP out of power... In the interest of
Karnataka, my father should become the chief minister," Yathindra
Siddaramaiah said while speaking to ANI.
Election Results Live: Congress Widens Lead, Ahead on 113 Seats As
per early trends, the Congress is leading on 113 seats, while the BJP
is ahead on 85. The Congress is hoping for an anti-incumbency wave that
will help them dethrone the BJP government in the state.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai Confident Of BJP Retaining Power Incumbent
Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai has said he is confident of a BJP
victory. "We are confident that we will win and cross the magic number.
We have got the ground report from all the booths and the
constituencies," he said.
Live Karnataka Election Results: Congress Ahead On 86 Seats, BJP In 70 In very early leads, the Congress is leading on 86 seats, while the ruling BJP is ahead on 70.
Election Results Live: BJP, Congress In Close Race In Very Early Leads The
postal votes are being counted now. As per the early trends, the BJP
and Congress are ahead on 31 seats each. The JD-S, which will assume a
key role in case of a hung assembly, is leading on 12 seats.
Election Results: Congress Hoping For Morale-Booster Ahead Of 2024 Lok Sabha Polls The
Congress, believing in the very same jinx that the BJP wants to break,
is hoping for a morale-booster to give it the much-needed plank on which
it will position itself as the main opposition party ahead of the
national election next year.
Karnataka First Leads In: BJP, Congress In A Tight Race According
to the early trends, BJP and Congress are both ahead on 2 seats each. A
party needs to win 113 seats in the 224-member Karnataka assembly to
form the government.
Karnataka Election Results: Counting Of Votes Begins Whether
the BJP beats anti-incumbency in Karnataka, the Congress scores a rare
state victory or the Janata Dal (Secular) throws in a surprise will be
known today as votes are counted today.
Election Results: Karnataka Congress Chief Says Party Will Win 141 Seats Congress
Karnataka chief DK Shivakumar has dismissed the exit poll results in
which the party, though it gains the highest number of seats, has to
contend with a hung Assembly. He insisted that the party will win at
least 141 seats and form a majority government.
Karnataka Results: Heavy Police Deployment At Counting Centres
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 13, 2023
"We Have Already Decided": JDS Chief Ahead Of Counting Of Votes
HD
Kumaraswamy, Janata Dal-Secular Chief said that he does not trust the
exit polls and will wait for the results to actually come out.
"Don't
trust exit polls. We will wait and see what happens when the results
actually come out," he said just an hour before the counting of votes
begins.
"We have already decided. I leave it to the people," he added.
Having
banked on the Modi juggernaut, the ruling BJP is looking to break a
38-year-old poll jinx where the people have never voted the incumbent
party to power, while the Congress is hoping for a morale booster
victory to give it a much-needed elbow room and momentum to position
itself as the main opposition player in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Karnataka Elections: Counting To Begin At 8 am The
counting of votes for 224 seats in the Karnataka assembly will begin at
8 am at 36 counting centres that have been installed across the state.
Election Results: Current Strength Of Karnataka Assembly In
the outgoing assembly, the ruling BJP has 116 MLAs, followed by the
Congress with 69, JD(S) 29, Bahujan Samaj Party one, two independents,
the Speaker and six vacant seats due to deaths and resignations to join
other parties ahead of the election.
Election Results 2023: BJP, Congress Fight To Win 113 Seats
In
the 224-seat Karnataka assembly, a party needs to win 113 seats to form
the government. Of the total 224 seats, 36 seats are reserved for
scheduled castes and 15 for scheduled tribes.
Election Results 2023: Fortunes Of Top Leaders To Be Decided Today The
electoral fortunes of top leaders - Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai of
the BJP, Congress veterans Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar, and Mr
Kumaraswamy will be decided today.
Elections 2023: Karnataka Registered A Record Voter Turnout Karnataka registered a record voter turnout of 73.19% on May 10, surpassing the 72.36% recorded during the 2018 assembly polls.
Karnataka Results: Fierce Three-Cornered Contest
Karnataka
will today witness a fierce three-cornered contest between the BJP,
Congress and the JD(S) in most of the constituencies. The Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP), which is in power in Delhi and Punjab, had also fielded
some candidates.
Karnataka Elections: What Exit Polls Predict Seven
out of 10 exit polls have showed Karnataka is heading for a hung
assembly. Two have predicted an outright victory for the Congress and
one for the BJP. Those expecting a hung house also indicated that HD
Kumaraswamy's JD(S) is likely to play the kingmaker. Health warning:
exit polls often get it wrong.
