Though the counting of votes polled in Central Karnataka comprising Shimoga, Davangere and Chitradurga for Lok Sabha polls is yet to be completed, it is almost certain that BJP would retain Shimoga and Chitradurga and lose Davangere to Congress.
Going by the latest reports, BJP nominee and incumbent MP B Y Raghavendra has bagged 5, 21, 985 votes, while Congress nominee Geetha Shivaraj Kumar got 3,69,432 votes and independent candidate and former deputy chief minister KS Eshwarappa got 19,552 votes at the end of 12 th round in Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency.
BJP nominee Govind Karjol continues to lead by 35, 659 votes in the Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency against his nearest opponent Congress nominee B N Chandrappa.
BJP has got 5,93, 621 votes and Congress has bagged 5,57,962 votes after the completion of 17th round.
After the end of 14th round of vote counting, Congress nominee Prabha Mallikarjun continues to lead by 33, 369 votes against BJP nominee Gayathri Siddeshwara.
Published 04 June 2024, 08:13 IST