Karnataka Result 2023 LIVE: Siddaramaiah wins from Varuna, BJP's Ashoka loses deposit

Karnataka minister and BJP leader Araga Jnanendra defeated Congress party's Kimmane Ratnakar by 12,241 votes in Tirthahalli. He won 83,879 votes against Ratnakar (71,791 votes).

Congress candidate HA Iqbal Hussain defeated Janata Dal Secular (JDS) nominee Nikhil Kumaraswamy by 10,715 votes in Ramanagaram. He secured 87,285 votes against Kumaraswamy (76,439 votes).

State minister and BJP leader CN Ashwathnarayan defeated Congress party's Anoop Iyengar by 41,302 votes from the Malleshwaram constituency. 

Former Deputy CM and Congress leader G. Parameshwara defeated Janata Dal Secular (JDS) leader PR Sudhakar Lal by 14,347 votes from Koratagere constituency.

Congress candiate Priyank Kharge defeated BJP's Manikanta Rathod by 13,640 votes in Chittapur.

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Former Karnataka CM and veteran Congress leader Siddaramaiah won the Varuna constituency by 46,000 votes. He defeated BJP's V Somanna who managed to win 73,424 votes against Siddaramaiah who bagged 1,19,430 votes. DK Shivakumar also won the election from the Kanakapura constituency by securing 1,42,156 votes. He defeated JDS candidate B Nagaraju (20,561 votes) and the BJP minister R Ashoka (19,602 votes), who even lost his deposit after the results. 

Congress candidate Dinesh Gundu Rao bagged 53,980 votes to win the Gandhi Nagar constituency. He defeated BJP's Sapthagiri Gowda A R (53,867 votes) by a narrow margin of just 150 votes. 

Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar collected his certificate after securing a comfortable win in the Kanakapura constituency. He secured 1,41,117 votes against BJP candidate R Ashoka who managed to bag 19,524 votes. 

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HD Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil lost from the Ramanagar seat. Congress' Iqbal Hussain won the constituency with a margin of 10,715 votes.

BJP general secretary CT Ravi lost from the Chikmagalur assembly constituency

Minister V Somanna lost from Chamarajanagar and Bhaskar Rao from Chamrajpet. 

Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge's son Priyank Kharge has won from Chittapur seat against BJP's Manikanta Rathod by a margin of 13640 votes.

As per the EC trends, Minister K Sudhakar is trailing from the Chikkaballapur seat. 

As per the EC trends, HD Kumaraswamy leading in Channapatna with just over 500 votes.

HD Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil is trailing by a huge margin of around 14,000 votes from the Ramanagara constituency. The Congress party is leading from here.

Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar is leading from the Kanakapura assembly constituency with 71.63% votes, as per the EC trends.

BJP National General Secretary CT Ravi trails by 894 votes in Chikkamagaluru seat against H D Thammaiah of Congress.

Jagadish Shettar continues to trail in Hubbali-Dharwad Central. As per the EC trends, the Congress leader is trailing with over 30% of the vote share while BJP candidate Mahesh Tenginakai is leading with over 60% of the vote share.

As per the EC trends, Basavaraj Bommai is leading in Shiggaon with over 18,000 votes margin.

Bommai leads in Shiggaon

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai (BJP) is leading in Shiggaon against Congress' Pathan Yasir Ahmed Khan.

Shivakumar leads in Kanakapura seat

Karnataka Congress Chief D K Shivakumar leading in Kanakapura by about 6,000 votes against BJP leader and Minister R Ashoka.

Ex-CM Jagadish Shettar trails in Hubballi-Dharwad central

Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar who quit BJP and joined the Congress is trailing by around 2,500 votes in Hubballi-Dharwad Central.

Priyank Kharge leads in Chittapur seat

Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge's son Priyank Kharge is leading in Chittapur against BJP's Manikanta Rathod.

Nikhil Kumaraswamy ahead of Congress rival in Ramanagara

JD(S)' Nikhil Kumaraswamy is leading in Ramanagara by 3,011 votes against H A Iqbal Hussain of the Congress.

Kumaraswamy leads in Channapatna constituency

JD(S) leader and former CM H D Kumaraswamy is leading in Channapatna by 93 votes against BJP's C P Yogeshwara.

BS Yediyurappa's son & BJP leader BY Vijayendra leading from the Shikaripura assembly seat

Jagadish Shettar continues to trail in the Hubbali-Dharwad Central seat. As per EC trends, the Congress leader is trailing by 4,626 votes.

As per the early trends, KPCC chief DK Shivakumar and CM Basavaraj Bommai continue to lead in Kanakapura and Shiggaon seats respectively. 

As per the early trends, Congress leader Jagadish Shettar is trailing from Hubbali-Dharwad Central seat. 

As per the early trends, Congress leader Jagadish Shettar is leading in Hubbali-Dharwad Central.

After trailing behind the BJP candidate for a brief time, Siddaramaiah is now leading from Varuna, as per the early trends.

The early trends are not showing a good picture for Siddaramaiah, as BJP leader V Somanna is leading from the Varuna seat. 

As per early trends, Basavaraj Bommai is leading from Shiggaon and KPCC chief DK Shivakumar is leading from Kanakapura.

Counting of votes has commenced for 224 seats in the Karnataka Assembly. 2,615 candidates are in the fray.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress leader Jagadish Shettar on the day of the results, May 13, exuding confidence Congress will form the government in Karnataka said, “Congress will get a clear majority and form the government on their own. There is no fractured verdict and there is no hung assembly. No question of alliance and other things. It’s not at all possible.”

When asked about the JDS spokesperson Tanveer Ahmed’s announcement on the eve of the election results that the party has already decided the alliance partner in case of a hung assembly Shettar said, “I have no knowledge about his statement. So there is no alliance with any party. According to me, Congress will get a clear majority.”  

As the results for the high-profile Karnataka polls are set to be announced on Saturday, the state Congress chief DK Shivakumar expressed his confidence in the victory of the grand-old-party and asked everyone to wait for the results. 

Addressing the media after a party meeting ahead of Karnataka election results in Bengaluru, Shivakumar said, “We are just doing our job. Let's wait for the results.” 

Earlier while talking to Republic, the Karnataka Congress chief made a bold prediction and claimed that his party will register its win on 141 seats. Further launching a jibe at the BJP, Shivakumar stated that the saffron party is dreaming about returning to power in the state, but their dream will never come true. 

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai exuded confidence in Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) return to power in Karnataka.
"There is no chance of a hung Assembly, we are going to form the government comfortably. Let him (DK Shivakumar) be happy with his 141 seats till tomorrow. We will have a legislature party meeting to decide the Chief Ministerial face," Chief Minister Bommai told reporters on Friday.

The counting of votes to start at 8 am for 224 seats in the Karnataka Assembly. 2,615 candidates are in the fray.

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The counting of votes will begin at 8 am in 36 centres across the state on Saturday. Initial trends will emerge as soon as counting starts but a clear picture about the outcome is likely to emerge by mid-day.

Necessary security arrangements have been made across the state to prevent any untoward incidents on counting day. Karnataka had registered a "record" turnout of 73.19% voters on Wednesday.

Some of the key constituencies to watch out for include Varuna, Kanakapura, Shiggaon, Hubli-Darwad & Shikaripura from where Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar, CM Bommai, Jagadish Shettar & BY Vijayendra contested polls respectively.

Basavaraj Bommai: CM Basavaraj Bommai contested the election from Shiggaon against Congress leader Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan and Sashidhar Channabasappa Yaligar from the Janata Dal Secular (JDS). Bommai has previously won three elections here in 2008, 2013 and 2018.

Siddaramaiah: Congress veteran Siddaramaiah contested the election against Minister V Somanna and JD(S) candidate Bharathi Shankar. After casting his vote, Siddaramaiah, the former Karnataka CM, said that he is confident about his victory as well as Congress' which will win 130-150 seats, according to him. Notably, the voter turnout in Varuna was 84.74% which is the highest to date. 

DK Shivakumar: Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar contested the assembly election from Kanakapura which saw a voter turnout of over 85%. The 7-time MLA Shivakumar was up against BJP's R Ashoka, a six-time MLA. He will be eyeing a fourth consecutive victory as the MLA has been undefeated since 2008. 

BY Vijayendra: BJP veteran and former CM BS Yediyurappa's son BY Vijayendra contested the election from Shikaripura against Congress candidate Goni Malatesha. This constituency saw a voter turnout of 82.6%. Shikaripura is also considered to be the BJP's bastion as the party has only lost twice since 1983, first in 1999 and again in 2013.

Jagadish Shettar: The former CM who quit the BJP days before the elections contested on a Congress ticket from Hubli Dharwad Central. He was fielded against the BJP's Mahesh Tenginkai who predicted his win by a huge margin. A voter turnout of 64.18% was recorded in this constituency.