Karnataka Bypolls Results Highlights: BJP wins big in RR Nagar, Sira

Election Commission has completed the vote-counting process. Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) candidates - Munirathna and Dr. CM Rajesh Gowda - have won the Rajarajeshwari Nagar (Bengaluru) and Sira (Tumakuru) constituencies, respectively. The latter being a major win for BJP, as the Vokkaliga heartland has always been a JD(S) bastion. The saffron party finally won Sira in the Karnataka assembly elections for the first time.

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Sira Round Wise Report- BJP Candidate Dr. CM Rajesh Gowda wins by 12,949 votes

First reaction from Sira BJP candidate Dr CM Rajesh Gowda

"I have just 2.5 years left. I will focus on development. Please don't organize any felicitation. I want to work. People wanted a change. There was appreciation for the BJP governments in the state and Centre. People aspire for development, especially irrigation and basic infratructure. The Madalur lake will flow in the next three months," Dr. CM Rajesh Gowda

Sira: 21st round result

Dr. Rajesh Gowda (BJP)---66,599

TB Jayachandra (Congress)--- 55,725

Ammajamma (JDS)--- 30,494

BJP leads by 10,834 votes with three rounds of counting left

RR Nagar: 25 rounds vote count data

BJP's Munirathna wins RR Nagar Bypolls by 57,936 votes. Election Commission of India is expected to release the official statement soon.

"I want to tell voters, who are gods, with folded hands that I'll do justice to the constituency. In my first election (2013), my lead was 17,000. Second time (2018), it was 26,000 lead. This time, it is about 57,000. I won't ever be able to repay this debt to voters. I also want to tell my opponent (Kusuma Hanumantharayappa of Congress), speak the truth. You cried saying I used a derogatory word. Never in my life have I used the word 'munde' to any woman," said Munirathna.

RR Nagar: 25th round result

Munirathna (BJP)--- 1,25,734 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 67,798 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 10,251 votes

NOTA: 2,494 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 57,936 votes

RR Nagar: 24th round result

Munirathna (BJP)--- 1,24,446 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 67,405 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 10,187 votes

NOTA---2,471 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 57,041 votes

RR Nagar: 23rd round result

Munirathna (BJP)--- 1,18,981 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 65,501 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 9,957 votes

NOTA: 2,341 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by53,480 votes

RR Nagar: 22nd round result

Munirathna (BJP)--- 1,13,156 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 63,553 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 9,764 votes

NOTA: 2,165 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 49,603 votes

Sira: 20th round result

Dr. Rajesh Gowda (BJP)---63,299

TB Jayachandra (Congress)--- 52,914

Ammajamma (JDS)--- 28,745

BJP leads by 10,385 votes

RR Nagar: 21st round result

Munirathna (BJP)--- 1,07,822 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 61,096 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 9,502 votes

NOTA---1,979 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 46,727 vote

Sira: 18th round result

Dr. Rajesh Gowda (BJP)---55,413

TB Jayachandra (Congress)--- 48,229

Ammajamma (JDS)--- 26,118

BJP leads by 7,184 votes

RR Nagar: 20th round result

Munirathna (BJP)—1,03,139 votes

Kusuma (INC)—58,528 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS)—8,794 votes

NOTA- 1,878 votes

Sira: 17th round result

Dr. Rajesh Gowda (BJP)---51,289

TB Jayachandra (Congress)--- 45,886

Ammajamma (JDS)--- 25,197

BJP leads by 5,403 votes

First reaction from BJP vice-president BY Vijayendra, who was among the key poll strategists in Sira

"At the end of 17 rounds, our candidate Rajesh Gowda is leading by about 5,000 votes. Only six rounds are left and we're confident that the BJP will win by a margin of 15,000 votes," saidBY Vijayendra

RR Nagar: 19th round result

Munirathna (BJP)--- 98,001 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 55,956 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 7,772 votes

NOTA---1,76 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 42,045 votes

RR Nagar: 18th round result

Munirathna (BJP)--- 92,864 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 52,504 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 7,178 votes

NOT--- 1,648 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 40,360 votes

Sira: 16th round result

Dr. Rajesh Gowda (BJP)---47,608

TB Jayachandra (Congress)--- 43,811

Ammajamma (JDS)--- 23,832

BJP leads by 3,797 votes

BJP's lead plummets against Congress in Sira

Supporters of INC candidate in Sira bypoll TB Jayachandra gather outside the Govt polytechnic college on BH Road tumakuru after gaining a considerable lead.

Sira: 15th round result

Dr. Rajesh Gowda (BJP)---43,684

TB Jayachandra (Congress)--- 41,919

Ammajamma (JDS)--- 23,051

BJP leads narrows to 1,765 votes

RR Nagar: 17th round result

Munirathna (BJP)--- 88,196 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 49,908 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 6,952 votes

NOTA---1,524 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 38,288 votes

RR Nagar: 16th round result

Munirathna (BJP)--- 83,047 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 46,851 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 6,381 votes

NOTA--1,368 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 36,196 votes

Sira: 14th round result

Dr. Rajesh Gowda (BJP)---41,847
TB Jayachandra (Congress)--- 38,705
Ammajamma (JDS)--- 21,907

BJP's lead plummets by half to3,142 votes compared to the previous round

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RR Nagar: 15th round result

Munirathna (BJP)--- 78,642 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 43,116 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 5,638 votes

NOTA---1,256 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 35,526 votes

Sira: 13th round result

Dr. Rajesh Gowda (BJP)---41,642

TB Jayachandra (Congress)--- 33,171

Ammajamma (JDS)--- 20,356

BJP leads by 8,471 votes

RR Nagar: 14th round result

Munirathna (BJP)--- 73,932 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 39,415 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 4,660 votes

NOTA--- 1,152 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 34,517 votes

RR Nagar: 13th round result

Munirathna (BJP)--- 69,484 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 36,299 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 3,906 votes

NOTA---1,057 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 33,185 vote

Sira: 12th round results

Dr. Rajesh Gowda (BJP)---37,808
TB Jayachandra (Congress)--- 29,938
Ammajamma (JDS)--- 19,522

BJP leads by 7,870 votes

RR Nagar: EVM develops technical glitch

Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) develops technical glitch while counting votes in the 13th round of RR Nagar by-poll. Officials attending to it.

RR Nagar: 12th round results

Munirathna (BJP)--- 64,703 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 33,527 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 3,336 votes

NOTA--- 984 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 31,176 vote

Sira BJP workers celebrate, as Dr. Rajesh Gowda continues to lead the race

BJP workers descending on BH Road, Tumakuru in large numbers following the constant lead by their leader Dr Rajesh Gowda against INC candidate and former minister TB Jayachandra in the bypoll to Sira assembly constituency.

RR Nagar: 11th round results

Munirathna (BJP)--- 60,519 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 30,906 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 2,637 votes

NOTA---885 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 29,613 votes

Sira: 10th round result

Dr. Rajesh Gowda (BJP)---30,883
TB Jayachandra (Congress)--- 24,908
Ammajamma (JDS)--- 16,911

BJP leads by 5,975 votes

RR Nagar: 10th round results

Munirathna (BJP)--- 55,103 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 27,923 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 2,256 votes

NOTA---826 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 27,180 votes

Sira: 9th round results

Dr. Rajesh Gowda (BJP)---27,428

TB Jayachandra (Congress)--- 22,622

Ammajamma (JDS)--- 15,230

BJP leads by 4,806 votes

RR Nagar: 9th round result

Munirathna (BJP)--- 50,387 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 25,161 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 1,862 votes

NOTA---766 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 25,226 votes

Sira: Eighth round results out

Dr. Rajesh Gowda (BJP)---24,300

TB Jayachandra (Congress)--- 20,327

Ammajamma (JDS)--- 13,191

BJP leads by 3,973 votes

RR Nagar: Eighth round results summary

Munirathna (BJP)--- 44,802 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 22,125 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 1,711 votes

NOTA---663 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 22,677 votes

Sira: Seventh round results

Dr. Rajesh Gowda (BJP)---21,401
TB Jayachandra (Congress)--- 18,076
Ammajamma (JDS)--- 11,678

BJP leads by 3,328 votes

RR Nagar: Eighth round results

Sira: Sixth round results

Dr. Rajesh Gowda (BJP)---16,909
TB Jayachandra (Congress)--- 15,515
Ammajamma (JDS)--- 10,348

BJP leaders from Tumakuru rejoicing over their candidate Dr. Rajesh Gowda's lead over INC candidate TB Jayachandra after the 6th Round. Credit: DH Photo

Latest party-wise trends in Karnataka Bypolls 2020. Credit: Election Commission of India

RR Nagar: Seventh round result

Munirathna (BJP)--- 39,087 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 19,315 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 1,572 votes

NOTA--590 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 19,772 votes

Sira: Sixth round trend

Dr. Rajesh Gowda (BJP)---14,206
TB Jayachandra (Congress)--- 12,718
Ammajamma (JDS)--- 8,879

BJP leads by 1,488 votes

Police security outside the counting centre at Jnanakshi Vidyaniketan School in RR Nagar.

RR Nagar: Sixth round trends

Munirathna (BJP)--- 34,189 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 16,513 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 1,288 votes

NOTA--510 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 17,676 votes

Sira: Fifth round results

Dr. Rajesh Gowda (BJP):11,770
TB Jayachandra (Congress): 10,251
Ammajamma (JDS): 6,614

BJP leads by 1,519 votes

RR Nagar: Poll trend at the end of 5th round

Munirathna (BJP)--- 28,867 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 13,943 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 829 votes

NOTA---432 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 14,924 votes

RR Nagar: Poll trend at the end of 4th round

Munirathna (BJP)--- 22,845 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 11,121 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 728 votes

NOTA-- 350 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 11,724 votes

RR Nagar poll booth details

Votes in RR Nagar to be counted in 25 Rounds

In every round, votes polled in 28 booths will be counted

Results will be declared in 3 phases

I phase --- 200 booths

II Phase --- 400 booths

III Phase --- 78 booths (this is really crucial and will have an effect on the final numbers)

Votes polled in all the 678 booths will be counted in 25 Rounds

BJP workers celebrate at RR Nagar, as Munirathna increases lead

As Munirathna gains lead, BJP workers celebrating outside the counting centre at Jnanakshi Vidyaniketan School in RR Nagar.

RR Nagar: End of third round of counting votes

Munirathna (BJP)--- 16,575 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 8,666 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 619 votes

NOTA--279 votes

BJP's Munirathna leading by 7,909 votes

Second round of Sira constituency vote counting trend. BJP leads the race

Dr. Rajesh Gowda (BJP)---6,436
TB Jayachandra (Congress)---4,729
Ammajamma (JDS)---2,714

Dr.Rajesh Gowda leads by 1,707 votes.

Second round of RR Nagar vote counting ends. BJP maintains the lead

Munirathna (BJP)--- 9,950 votes

Kusuma (INC) --- 4,890 votes

Krishnamurthy (JDS) ---- 2,344 votes

Munirathna leading by 5,060 votes

First round of vote count ends for Sira constituency. BJP leads the race.

Dr. Rajesh Gowda (BJP):1,202
TB Jayachandra (Congress): 890
Ammajamma (JDS): 221

More than 9,000 votes counted. BJP’s Munirathna leads over INC’s Kusuma with 3,130 votes

Munirathna (BJP)—5,300
Kusuma (INC)—2,082
Krishnamurthy (JDS)—1,100

RR Nagar- BJP candidate Munirathna leads in postal ballots over INC’s Congress

Munirathna (BJP)—253
Kusuma (INC)—112
Krishnamurthy (JDS)—06