Congress upbeat over byelection victory in Karnataka
By M A Siraj| Published: 4th May 2021 9:51 pm IST
The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged winners in one each of the two Assembly seats for which the byelection was held on April 14. While the Maski seat was bagged by the Indian National Congress, the Basavakalyan seat went the BJP way. Congress also drew consolation from the outcome of the byelection for Belgaum Lok Sabha seat. Though the BJP candidate won the seat, the victory margin came down to just around 5,000 votes. The outcome of the three byelections is being interpreted in political circles as resurgence of the Congress in the State.
Mangala Angadi comes out on top in a close fight in Belagavi
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She defeats Satish Jarkiholi to become the first woman to be a Lok Sabha member from the constituency
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She defeats Satish Jarkiholi to become the first woman to be a Lok Sabha member from the constituency
The BJP won the Belagavi Lok Sabha bypoll by 5,240 votes. BJP candidate Mangala Angadi, wife of the former Union Minister Suresh Angadi, defeated Satish Jarkiholi, Congress nominee in a close fight.
Ms. Angadi polled 4,40,327 votes, while the runner-up [Satish Jarkiholi] obtained 4,35,087 votes. The grand total includes postal votes, votes mailed in by service voters, those cast by officers on poll duty and the disabled and COVID-19 voters.
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›Karnataka bypolls: 13.20% turnout in Belgaum LS; 19.48 and 19.30% in Basvakalya and Maski assembly seats till 11 am
Karnataka bypolls: 13.20% turnout in Belgaum LS; 19.48 and 19.30% in Basvakalya and Maski assembly seats till 11 am
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Karnataka bypolls: 13.20% turnout in Belgaum LS; 19.48 and 19.30% in Basvakalya and Maski assembly seats till 11 amPTI
Last Updated: Apr 17, 2021, 01:02 PM IST
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A total of 22,68,038 voters (including service voters) are eligible to cast their votes at 3,197 polling stations in the three constituencies.
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The Belgaum Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka has recorded a voter turnout of 13.20 per cent, while Basavakalyan and Maski assembly segments reported 19.48 and 19.30 per cent respectively during the first four hours of voting for the bypolls, poll officials said on Saturday. Polling began with strict adherence to COVID protocols in all the three constituencies at 7 am and will go on till 7 pm.
Counting of votes on May 2
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Belagavi Lok Sabha Constituency and Maski and Basavakalyan Assembly segments began on a brisk note this morning.
The by-election of Belagavi LS seat was necessitated by the death of Suresh Angadi, who was a Union Minister of State for Railways, while the by-poll for Basavakalyan segment in Bidar district was necessitated by the death of sitting Congress MLA B.Narayanrao and that for Maski due to the defection of the then Congress MLA Pratapgouda Patil to the BJP.
The by-poll is taking place even as the country is witnessing a massive spike in COVID-19 infections. However, the polls are being held in accordance with COVID-19 SOPs and all precautionary and safety measures in place.