Karnataka election 2018: Yeddyurappa wins from Shikaripura

  • IndiaToday.in
  • New Delhi
  • May 15, 2018
  • UPDATED 14:40 IST

HIGHLIGHTS

  • BS Yeddyurappa romped to a comfortable win in Shikaripura
  • The Election Commission declared the result of the election in Shikaripur early Tuesday.
  • BJP's Karnataka President BS Yeddyurappa won 86,983 votes
Yeddyurappa
Yeddyurappa. Photo: PTI

HIGHLIGHTS

  • BS Yeddyurappa romped to a comfortable win in Shikaripura
  • The Election Commission declared the result of the election in Shikaripur early Tuesday.
  • BJP's Karnataka President BS Yeddyurappa won 86,983 votes

BS Yeddyurappa, the president of the BJP's Karnataka unit and its chief ministerial candidate, romped home to a comfortable win in Shikaripura, even as counting trends pointed to a saffron surge in the Congress's southern bastion.

The Election Commission declared the result of the election in Shikaripur early on Tuesday afternoon, saying Yeddyurappa won 86,983 votes.

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Congress candidate Goni Malatesha finished second, with just 51,586 votes. The margin of defeat was a staggering: 35,397 votes.

HT Balegar, the Janata Dal (Secular) party's candidate, managed 13,191 votes.

(More inputs to follow)

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