Karnataka poll results: Congress won, PM Modi lost, says Jairam Ramesh
He accused PM Modi of having injected divisiveness and polarising voters in the elections.
Here is a look at key seats which have been in focus due to the contestants, the region’s geography or its history.
The verdict of the Karnataka Elections 2018 will be clear in a few hours. As of now, the BJP is leading across the southern state. It appears that the state will stick to its tradition of never bringing the same government to power consecutively.
Siddaramaiah, the Karnataka CM, who is contesting from two seats is leading in one but trailing in the other. Yeddyurappa is confidently surging on his way to victory in his bastion – Shikaripura. Elsewhere, JD(S) CM candidate is performing like Siddaramaiah – trailing in Channapatna and leading in Ramanagaram.
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Here is a look at key seats which have been in focus due to the contestants, the region’s geography or its history.
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(Note: Names in bold indicate sitting MLA and his party. In some cases, the sitting MLA who won from a particular party in 2013 is contesting on a different ticket now. In that case, both the party and name of candidate have been highlighted separately.)
The following list is being updated.
1. Chamundeshwari — one of the two constituencies of Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah.
WINNER: GT Deve Gowda, JD(S)
Contestants:
Siddaramaiah, Congress
Gopal Rao, BJP
GT Deve Gowda, JD(S)
2. Badami — one of the two constituencies of Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah.
WINNER: Siddaramaiah, Congress
Contestants:
Siddaramaiah, Congress
B Sriramulu, BJP
H Mavinamarad, JD(S)
3. Shikaripura — BJP’s CM candidate BS Yeddyurappa is contesting from this seat.
WINNER: BS Yeddyurappa, BJP
Contestants:
Goni Malatesh, Congress
BS Yeddyurappa, BJP
HT Baligar, JD(S)
4. Channapatna — one of the two constituencies of JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy.
Leading: JD(S)
Contestants:
HM Revanna, Congress
CP Yogishwar, BJP (Yogishwar had won in 2013 on a SP ticket.)
HD Kumaraswamy, JD(S)
5. Ramanagaram — one of the two constituencies of JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy.
Leading: JD(S)
Contestants:
HA Iqbal Hussain, Congress
H Lilavathi, BJP
HD Kumaraswamy, JD(S)
6. Shimoga — Leader of the Opposition in the assembly, KS Eshwarappa, is a candidate from here.
WINNER: KS Eshwarappa, BJP
Contestants:
KS Eshwarappa, BJP
KB Prasanna Kumar, Congress
HN Niranjan, JD(S)
7. Varuna — Siddaramaiah’s son, Yathindra, is contesting from here.
WINNER: Yathindra, Congress
Contestants:
Yathindra, Congress
Thotadappa Basavaraj, BJP
Abhishek, JD(S)
8. Ballari (city) — one of the Reddy brothers is contesting from here
WINNER: G Somashekhara Reddy, BJP
Contestants:
Anil H Lad, Congress
G Somashekhara Reddy, BJP
Mohamad Iqbal Hothur, JD(S)
9. Harapanahalli — one of the Reddy brothers is contesting from here
WINNER: G Karunakar Reddy, BJP
Contestants:
MP Ravindra, Congress
G Karunakar Reddy, BJP
Arasikere N Kotresh, JD(S)
10. Bangalore South — largest constituency by size of electorate.
Leading: BJP
Contestants
RK Ramesh, Congress
M Krishnappa, BJP
R Prabhakar Reddy, JD(S)
11. Sringeri —- smallest constituency by size of electorate and has a temple to which Tipu Sultan donated.
WINNER: TD Rajegowda, Congress
Contestants:
TD Rajegowda, Congress
DN Jeevaraj, BJP
HG Venkatesh,JD(S)
12. Haliyal — largest constituency by area.
WINNER: RV Deshpande, Congress
Contestants:
RV Deshpande, Congress
Sunil V Hegde, BJP
KR Ramesh, JD(S)
13. Dasarahalli — smallest constituency by area.
Leading: JD(S)
Contestants:
PN Krishnamurthy, Congress
S Muniraju, BJP
R Manjunatha, JD(S)
14. Challakere — a key constituency in Chitradurga, which has a history with Tipu Sultan.
Leading: Congress
Contestants:
T Raghumurthy,Congress
KT Kumaraswamy, BJP
Raveesh Kumar,JD(S)
15. Chitradurga — the centre of a war between Hyder Ali and Veera Madakari Nayaka.
Leading: BJP
Contestants:
Dr HA Shanmukhappa, Congress
GH Thippareddy, BJP
KC Veerendra,JD(S)
16. Holalkere — a key constituency in Chitradurga, which has a history with Tipu Sultan.
WINNER: M Chandrappa, BJP
Contestants:
H Anjaneya, Congress
M Chandrappa, BJP
Srinivasa Gaddige T, JD(S)
Read More: Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018 | The vote of Tipu Sultan
17. Madikeri — one of the two constituencies in Kodagu district, which has the strongest anti-Tipu sentiments in Karnataka.
WINNER: Appachu Ranjan, BJP
Contestants:
KP Chandrakala, Congress
Appachu Ranjan, BJP
BA Jivijaya, JD(S)
18. Virajpet — one of the two constituencies in Kodagu district, which has the strongest anti-Tipu sentiments in Karnataka.
WINNER: KG Bopaiah, BJP
Contestants:
Arun Machaiah CS, Congress
KG Bopaiah, BJP
Sanketh Poovaiah M, JD(S)
19. Mandya — a key constituency in Tipu Sultan’s capital, Srirangapatna.
WINNER: M Srinivas, JD(S)
Contestants:
P Ravikumar, Congress
N Shivanna, BJP
M Srinivas, JD(S)
20. Srirangapatna — Tipu Sultan’s capital.
WINNER: AS Ravindra, JD(S)
Contestants:
AB Ramesha Bandisiddegowda, Congress
KS Nanjundegowda, BJP
AS Ravindra, JD(S)
21. Krishnarajpet — a key constituency in Tipu Sultan’s capital, Srirangapatna.
WINNER: Narayanagowda, JD(S)
Contestants:
KB Chandrashekar, Congress
BC Manju, BJP
Narayanagowda, JD(S)
22. Mangaluru — Christians in this coastal constituency were the target of Tipu Sultan in 1784.
WINNER: UT Khader, Congress
Contestants:
UT Khader, Congress
Santhosh Kumar Rai Boliyaru, BJP
K Ashraf, JD(S)
23. Chamaraja — one of the constituencies in Mysore, which was the capital of the Mysore royal family
WINNER: L Nagendra, BJP
Contestants:
Vasu, Congress
L Nagendra,BJP
KS Rangappa,JD(S)
24. Krishnaraja — one of the constituencies in Mysore, which was the capital of the Mysore royal family
WINNER: SA Ramadas, BJP
Contestants:
MK Somashekar, Congress
SA Ramadas, BJP
Mallesh KV, JD(S)
25. Narasimharaja — one of the constituencies in Mysore, which was the capital of the Mysore royal family.
WINNER: Tanveer Sait, Congress
Contestants:
Tanveer Sait, Congress
S Satheesh, BJP
Abdul Azeez, JD(S)
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