Davangere Election Results Highlights: Congress ahead, BJP behind in Davangere district

Davangere Election Results Highlights: Along with other districts in Karnataka, Devangere is all set to witness the counting of votes for the state Assembly Polls 2023. The Devangere has a total of seven Assembly constituencies, namely Jagalur, Harihar, Davanagere North, Davanagere South, Mayakonda, Channagiri and Honnali. The electors of the state cast their votes on May 10 to elect their representatives for the respective constituencies. There are a total of 224 Assembly constituencies in 31 districts in the state. Although there are several parties contesting the polls, the BJP, Congress, and JDs are considered to be the main contenders in the state.

12: 23 pm: According to the Election Commission’s website at 12.20 pm, details of the parties leading on the number of seats are

Karnataka Assembly: 224/224

Congress: 124

BJP: 70

JDS: 23

Independents: 5

KRPP: 1

SKP: 1

12: 15 pm: Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa is leading with around 58 per cent of the votes in the Davanagere South Assembly constituency.

11:04 am: Details of parties leading in the respective constituencies of Davangere district:
Jagalur: BJP
Harihar: BJP
Davanagere North: Congress
Davanagere South: BJP
Mayakonda: Congress
Channagiri: Congress
Honnali: Congress

11: 02 am: Congress candidate Shamanur Shivashankarappa is leading from the Davanagere South Assembly constituency.

8: 46 am: The BJP candidate, M Basavaraja Naik, is trailing behind the Congress candidate, K S Basavanthappa, from the Mayakonda Assembly seat.

8: 43 am: As per early trends, Congress candidate Shamanur Shivashankarappa takes the lead from the Davanagere South Assembly seat.

8: 41 am: The Congress candidate, SS Mallikarjun, is leading from the Davanagere North Assembly seat.

8: 39: BJP candidate B P Harish takes the lead in the early trends from the Harihar Assembly Constituency.

8: 36 am: BJP candidate S V Ramachandra is leading from the Jagalur Assembly constituency, as per early trends.

8: 15 am: According to initial reports, BJP is leading in the state Assembly Polls.

6: 55 am: Ahead of vote counting today, Section 144 has been imposed in Bengaluru, the capital city of Karnataka. The restriction will be effective in the district until 12 am on Sunday.

6: 30 am: Out of seven Assembly seats in the district, the BJP won five and the Congress secured two in the 2018 Assembly Polls.