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Legislative Council polls: BJP candidate wins from South West Graduates ConstituencyBJP-JD(S) alliance candidate Dhananjaya Sarji (BJP) won the biennial poll to the Karnataka Legislative Council - from the South West Graduates constituency.
Shilpa P
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Mysuru: BJP-JD(S) alliance candidate Dhananjaya Sarji (BJP) won the biennial poll to the Karnataka Legislative Council - from the South West Graduates constituency.

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Dhananjaya Sarji secured 37,627 votes and won with a margin of 24,111 votes against Congress candidate Aayanur Manjunatha, who secured 13,516 votes. K Raghupathi Bhat, a BJP rebel candidate who contested as an Independent secured 7039 votes and came at the third place.

5115 votes were rejected.

In the South West Graduates constituency - Chikkamagaluru, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Kodagu, Shimoga and Udupi districts - 78.19 per cent polling was registered on Monday, as 66,497 voters cast their votes out of a total of 85,089 voters.

Counting of votes of polls for this seat concluded by Thursday midnight around 12.30 am at Maharani's Science College on JLB Road, in Mysuru.

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(Published 07 June 2024, 03:32 IST)