RR Nagar Assembly Bypoll Counting LIVE Updates
RR Nagar Assembly Bypoll Counting LIVE Updates: The results of crucial RR Nagar Assembly polls will be out on Thursday. According to latest updates, Congress candidate Muniratna is leading by 8,680 votes in the constituency.
The polling on the seat was postponed by the Election Commission following the recovery of nearly 10,000 voters ID cards from a flat in the constituency in Karnataka's capital Bengaluru.
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LIVE UPDATES:
09:10 am: Congress candidate Muniratna leading by 8,680 votes on Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly constituency seat
08:55 am: Congress taken lead with 4100 votes after first round of counting on RR Nagar Assembly seat in Karnataka
08:15 am: Counting on RR Nagar Assembly bypoll underway. 550 postal ballots to be counted first.
The result in RR Nagar could have drastic implications on the direction of the JD(S)-Congress alliance in Karnataka as the two sides fielded separate candidates on the seat.
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The Congress has fielded previous RR Nagar MLA Muniratna, while the BJP has nominated Muniraju Gowda PM. The JD(S) had announced GH Ramachandra, who was previously with the BJP, as its candidate.
During Monday's polling, 53 per cent people turned up to cast their votes.