Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru (DC)
Bengaluru, May 31: Congress candidate Muniratna has won from Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly constituency by a huge margin of over 25,000 votes against the BJP candidate here on Thursday May 31.
Congress candidate Muniratna had maintained a huge lead of 33,000 votes against BJP’s Muniraju Gowda. In the final tally, Muniratna garnered 1,08,064 votes while Muniraju polled 82,572 votes, and JD(S) came third with 60,360 votes.
Towards the penultimate rounds of counting, Muniratna had secured 1,03,195 votes, followed by BJP candidate with 69,769 votes and the JD(S) 54,289 votes. Independent candidate Huccha Venkat had secured 514 votes.
"We won the RR Nagar seat with huge margin, the people of Bengaluru have blessed us," said Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao.
The elections to the Assembly segment were deferred due to the seizure of 9,564 Election Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) from an apartment at Jalahalli.
Following the directions of the Election Commission, police investigated the matter and registered a case against many people, including Congress candidate Munirathna.
The constituency has 4.71 lakh voters including 2.25 lakh women. There are 421 polling stations in the constituency. After the May 12 assembly elections, the equations have changed dramatically with political rivals Congress and JD(S) becoming coalition partners in the government. However, senior leaders of both the parties held road shows seeking votes for their respective candidates. The BJP, too, put in all its efforts to ensure the victory of their candidate Muniraju Gowda.
Earlier updates
Congress candidate Muniratna is leading in the Rajarajeshwarinagar Assembly seat in Karnataka by more than 33,000 votes against BJP’s Muniraju Gowda.
After the 14th round of counting Muniratna has secured 1,03,195 votes, followed by BJP candidate with 69, 769 votes and the JD(S) has secured 54,289 votes. Meanwhile independent candidate Huccha Venkat has secured 514 votes.
The elections to the Assembly segment were deferred due to the seizure of 9,564 Election Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) from an apartment at Jalahalli.
Following the directions of the Election Commission, police investigated the matter and registered a case against many people, including Congress candidate Muniratna.
The constituency has 4.71 lakh voters including 2.25 lakh women. There are 421 polling stations in the constituency. After the May 12 assembly elections, the equations have changed dramatically with political rivals Congress and JD(S) becoming coalition partners in the government. However, senior leaders of both the parties held road shows seeking votes for their respective candidates. The BJP, too, put in all its efforts to ensure the victory of their candidate Muniraju Gowda.