BJP faces massive defeat in Karnataka urban local bodies; Cong regains ground in DK, Udupi

Mangalore/Udupi/Bangalore, Mar 11:The Congress headed for a big win in Karnataka urban local bodies, leaving ruling BJP way behind as counting of votes polled on March 7, was held across the state including in coastal districts on Monday.

Mangalore City Corporation and Udupi City Municipal Council have been won by Congress.

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The Congress has so far bagged 1895 seats of the 4,893 for which results were declared by 12 noon., while the BJP was way behind, with just around 887 seats. Janata Dal-Secular was slightly ahead of the BJP, bagging about 892 seats.

Voting took place on Thursday for over 4,800 seats to run 207 urban local bodies.

Former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa's Karnataka Janata Party was struggling, with around 269 seats.

The rest were taken by smaller parties and independents.

Around 70 percent of 8.5 millon voters of the state's total electorate of more than 40 million had voted in the elections to urban local bodies.

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Trends

DAKSHINA KANNADA

Mangalore City Corporation (60 Wards)

BJP: 20

Congress: 35

SDPI:1

CPI(M): 1

JD(S): 2

Bantwal

BJP:5

Congress: 13

SDPI: 3

JD(S):1

Independent: 1

Beltangady Taluk Panchayat (11 wards)

BJP: 2

Congress: 9

Ullal (27 wards)

BJP:  7

Congress:  17

Independent: 2

Others: 1

Moodbidri (23 wards)

Congress: 14

BJP: 5

JD(S):3

Puttur (21 wards)

Congress: 15

BJP: 12

Sullia (18 wards)

BJP:  12

Congress: 5

SDPI: 1

UDUPI

Udupi City Municipal Council (35 wards)

BJP: 12

Congress: 22

Others: 1

Kundapur (23 wards)

BJP:  12

Congress:  9

CPI (M):  2

Karkala (23 wards)

BJP: 11

Congress: 12

Saligrama

BJP: 8

Congress: 2

Other parts of Karnataka

Results announced for 4893 wards out of 4976 wards

Congress has won in 1895 wards

JD(S) has won in 892 wards

BJP has won in 887 wards

KJP has won in 270 wards

BSR Congress has won in 76 wards

Others have 771 wins

Independent candidates win in Bhatkal. 21 of 22 seats won by Independent candidates.

KEY WINS/LEADS

Congress

Congress wins 10 seats in Gulbarga

Congress wins 3 seats in Shimoga

Congress leads in 26 wards in Bellary

Congress wins in Mangalore

Congress wins 15 seats in Mandya

Cong wins 2 seats in Raichur CMC

Congress wins Hunsur CMC

Congress leads in Nippani

Congress Leads in Shimoga

Congress leads in Hospet

Congress wins in Bantwala

Congress leads in 19 wards in gulbarga

Congress wins Gundalpet

Congress leads in Bhalki

Congress wins in Gowribidnur

Congress wins in Bellary

Congress wins in Chamarajanagar

Congress wins in Udupi

Congress wins in KR Nagar

Congress wins in Karwar

Congress wins in Mangalore

Congress wins in Gadag

BJP

BJP wins in Koppa and Sringeri town

BJP wins 6 seats in Udupi

BJP wins in Nagargunda TNC

BJP wins in Thirtahalli

BJP wins in Sankeshwar

BJP wins in Koppa

BJP wins in Chimagalur

BJP leads in Hubli-Dharwad

BJP leading in Hubli-Dharwad city corporation

KJP

KJP wins 2 seats in Gulbarga

KJP wins in Afzalpur town

KJP leads in Shikaripura

JD(S)

JD(S) wins in Hassan

JD(S) wins in Hosanagara

JD(S) wins in Nelamangala

JD(S) wins in Malavalli

JD(S) wins in Kolar

KEY LOSERS

BSR behind Congress in Bellary

Congress defeats JD(S) in Ramanagara

Congress defeats BSR in Bellary

Setback for Kumaraswamy in Ramanagar

Setback for Minister Varathur Prakash as JD(S) wins in Kolar

Congress wins 20 seats in Shirsi, setback for Khageri

Other results

*Hung results in Mandya CMC

*Transgener candidate from Congress wins from ward 4 in Bellary Municipal Corporation

*Snake Shyam wins from BJP in Mysore

*Hung results in Tumkur

*Congress v/s JD(S)S in Mysore

*Koppal Undecided

*Hung results in Shimoga

*Setback for Kannadigas as Marathis win Belgaum City Corporation

*Independent candidates rule Bhatkal

*Raichur undecided

*Hung verdict in Bidar

*Hung verdict in Mysore

KEY CORPORATIONS/TOP TWO PARTIES

Hubli-Dharwad-67

BJP-30; CONG-22

Mysore-60

JD(S)-16, CONG-18

Bellary-35

BSR-6; CONG-26

Davangere-41

Cong-  36    Others- 4

Gulbarga-55

JD(S)- 10; CONG-23

Mangalore-60

BJP-  20 ;     CONG- 35

Mysore-65

JD(S)-20   CONG-  22

Earlier

Counting of votes for the urban local bodies (ULBs) that went to the polls on March 7 began this morning, across the state including coastal Karnataka amidst tight security.

The State Election Commission (SEC) has already begun declaring the results. The quickness in the announcement of results is owing to the use of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the polls for the first time.

Dakshina Kannada

In Dakshina Kannada, where 677 candidates contested from 189 wards in seven urban local bodies including the Mangalore City Corporation, the counting process began at 8 am, in all the seven counting centres in the district. The counting centres meant for the purpose are, St Rosario English/Kannada Higher Primary School Pandeshwar, Mangalore (Mangalore City Corporation), Mahaveera College Moodbidri (Moodbidri TMC), Bharath English Medium Higher Primary School Ullal (Ullal TMC), Samarthya Sowdha Bantwal (Bantwal TMC), Swami Vivekananda English Medium High School Puttur (Puttur TMC), Belthangady Town Panchayat Office (Belthangady Town Panchayat) and Sullia Taluk Office (Sullia Town Panchayat).

The results are most likely to be announced by 11 am or at the most the it might go up to noon to get the clear picture.

As many as 677 candidates including 226 female candidates are trying their luck in seven Urban Local Bodies in the distrtict.

The break up of total of number of candidates with men and women in brackets is as follows: Mangalore City Corporation (243, 93); Moodbidri (77, 29), Ullal (93, 31), Bantwal (83, 27), Puttur (88, 31), Belthangady (38, 22) and Sullia (55, 24).

Voting percentage

In the ULB election that was held on March 7, Dakshina Kannada district registered 4.2 per cent increase in the total poll compared to that of the ULB election held in 2007.

If the district had registered 62.19 polling in 2007, the district registered 66.21 polling this time.

As many as 3,06,636 voters of the total 4,60,381 voters, exercised franchise on the polling day. During this poll, it is significant to note the slight increase in the number of voters too which would also help in writing the fate of candidates. The total polling population in 2007 was 4,59,556, while for the fresh polling it was 4,60,381.

Counting at Rosario

In the backdrop of counting of polls of the election held for Mangalore City Corporation, at Rosario High School today, a total of 252 government employees including police personnel are deployed for the purpose.

It includes 48 supervisors, 48 Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) suppliers, 96 counting assistants, 12 tabulators, 12 tabulator assistants, 24 Returning Officers and AROs, 12 assistants to 12 rooms and 12 police who will function at the counting venue.

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