Lok Sabha Election 2024, Karnataka Result 2024 Highlights: The BJP yielded ground to the Congress in Karnataka, as the ruling party boosted its Lok Sabha seats tally to nine on Tuesday, with the results being declared for polls held to 28 segments in the state. The BJP which sought to ride on the Modi factor won 17 seats — down from 25 in 2019 Lok Sabha elections — while its NDA partner, JD(S) won two constituencies, according to Election Commission officials.
Having scored a thumping victory in the Assembly elections, which witnessed a triangular fight between the Congress, BJP and JD(S) in May last year, the ruling party was determined to put up a strong show but fell short of its expectations in the polls, in which the party was hoping to get at least 15 seats.
Karnataka Lok Sabha Election 2024 Result Live Updates
The ECI has declared results on all the 28 seats in Karnataka. The BJP is leading in the state with 17 seats, Congress is on the second spot with 9 seats and JD(S) has won on 2 seats. Here's the list of winners:
Udupi Chikmagalur – Kota Srinivas Poojary(BJP)
Hassan – Shreyas M Patel (INC)
Dakshina Kannada – Captain Brijesh Chowta (BJP)
Chitradurga – Govind Makthappa Karjol (BJP)
Tumkur – V Somanna (BJP)
Mandya – H D Kumaraswamy (JDS)
Mysore – Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar (BJP)
Chamarajanagar – Sunil Bose (BJP)
Bangalore Rural – Dr C N Manjunath (BJP)
Bangalore North – Shobha Karandlaje (BJP)
Bangalore Central – P C Mohan (BJP)
Bangalore South – Tejasvi Surya (BJP)
Chikkballapur – Dr K Sudhakar (BJP)
Kolar – M Mallesh Babu (JDS)
Chikkodi – Priyanka Satish Jarkiholi (INC)
Belgaum – Jagadish Shettar (BJP)
Bagalkot – P. C. Gaddigoudar (BJP)
Bijapur – Ramesh Jigajinagi (BJP)
Gulbarga – Radhakrishna (INC)
Raichur – G Kumar Naik (INC)
Bidar – Sagar Eshwar Khandare (INC)
Koppal – K Rajashekar Basavaraj Hitnal (INC)
Bellary – E Tukaram (INC)
Haveri – Basavraj Bommai (BJP)
Dharwad – Pralhad Joshi (BJP)
Uttara Kannada – Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri (BJP)
Davanagere – Dr Prabha Mallikarjun (INC)
Shimoga – B Y Raghavendra (BJP)
Gulbarga - RADHAKRISHNA - 27205 (Vote Margin)
Bidar - SAGAR ESHWAR KHANDRE - 128875 (Vote Margin)
Bellary - E. TUKARAM - 98992 (Vote Margin)
Four more seats added to the BJP tally:
Udupi Chikmagalur - KOTA SRINIVAS POOJARY - 259175 (Vote Margin)
Mysore - YADUVEER KRISHNADATTA CHAMARAJA WADIYAR - 139262 (Vote Margin)
Bangalore central - PC MOHAN - 32707 (Vote Margin)
Chikkballapur - DR. K. SUDHAKAR - 163460 (Vote Margin)
Results has been announced on 10 seats in the state so far, out of which BJP has won on seven seats. Here's the list of seats won by the party:
1. Haveri seat - BASAVARAJ BOMMAI - 43513 (Vote Margin)
2. Dharwad - PRALHAD JOSHI - 97324 (Vote Margin)
3. Shimoga - B.Y.RAGHAVENDRA - 243715 (Vote Margin)
4. Dakshina Kannada - CAPTAIN BRIJESH CHOWTA - 149208 (Vote Margin)
5. Chitradurga - GOVIND MAKTHAPPA KARJOL - 48121 (Vote Margin)
6. Tumkur - V. SOMANNA - 175594 (Vote Margin)
7. Uttara Kannada - VISHWESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI - 337428 (Vote Margin)
BJP has won on five seats, Congress has secured victory on one seat and JD(S) has won from two seats in Karnataka including Mandya seat where HD Kumaraswamy won by over 2.8 lakh votes. So far, results has been announced on 8 seats in the state.
BJP candidate Govind Makthappa Karjol has won from Chitradurga seat by a margin of 48,121 votes.
Rape-accused JD(S) candidate from Hassan seat Prajwal Revanna is currently trailing by over 27,000 votes. Congress's Shreyas Patel is leading from the seat.
Bengaluru Rural: DK Suresh, the incumbent MP and brother of Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, is trailing by 83,000 votes against BJP candidate Dr. CN Manjunath.
Bengaluru South: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, seeking a second term, is leading against Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy by over 81,000 votes.
Bengaluru Central: Congress candidate Mansoor Ali Khan is leading by over 8,000 votes against BJP's PC Mohan.
Bengaluru North: BJP candidate Shobha Karandlaje is ahead by 49,000 votes against Congress candidate Prof. Rajeev Gowda.
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya is currently leading from the Bangalore South seat by a margin of 31,417 votes.
Ahead of the vote counting for the Lok Sabha elections, JD(S) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy offered prayers at the Gangadhareshwara temple in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Kumaraswamy, the second-in-command of JD(S) and an NDA candidate from Mandya, also sought blessings from Nirmalananda Natha Swami, the pontiff of the Adi Chunchanagiri Giri Shakha Math.
From Monday midnight until June 4 midnight, the sale of liquor is prohibited within city limits. Additionally, prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC have been imposed in Bengaluru from 6 am on Tuesday until midnight.
On counting day, the Bangalore City Police unit has deployed a total of 1,524 officers and personnel, 13 armed reserve units, and four quick response teams. Additionally, 516 police officers and personnel, including members from the civil and City Armed Reserve wings, are already on duty in three shifts to maintain security around the strong rooms.
To ensure smooth traffic flow around the counting centers, over 400 traffic department police officers and personnel will be stationed. In total, more than 2,400 police officers and personnel have been deployed across the city to monitor the situation at the three counting centers.
(PTI inputs)
More than 13,000 staff have been deployed at the 29 counting centers across Karnataka on Tuesday for the vote counting of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies. The counting will begin at 8 am at all locations in the state.
The BJP is expected to secure a 48% vote share, while Congress is projected to receive 41%, according to the Poll of Polls by NDTV. The India Today-Axis My India exit poll 2024 indicates that BJP ally Janata Dal (Secular) is likely to get 7%, with others at 4%. Polstrat projects BJP to have a 53.24% vote share in Mysore, compared to Congress' 43%. The BJP is also expected to achieve a 56% vote share against Congress' 43%.
The counting of votes is set to begin shortly at 8 am. Clear trends are expected to emerge in the following hours.
In Bengaluru more than 2,400 police officers were deployed at the three counting centres in the state capital, namely Mount Carmel College, Vasantnagar (Bangalore Central Constituency), St Joseph's Indian High School, Vithal Mallya Road (Bangalore North Constituency) and SSMRV College, Jayanagar (Bangalore South Constituency).
The Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) and City Armed Reserve platoons were deployed in sensitive areas of the city ensuring no untoward incident occurred.
Elaborate arrangements were put in place for the vote counting for the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka. More than 13,000 staff were deployed across 29 counting centers to ensure a smooth and efficient counting process.
Five constituencies recorded a turnout above 75%, while four segments had over 70% polling. Chikkodi led with the highest turnout, followed by Shivamogga (78.33%), Haveri (77.6%), Davangere (76.99%), Uttara Kannada (76.53%), Dharwad (74.37%), and Ballari (73.59%). These key parliamentary constituencies are witnessing an intriguing battle.
In the second phase of voting in Karnataka, the state recorded 71.84 per cent voter turnout which was higher than the 68.96% recorded in 2019 in the same 14 constituencies.
Bangalore Central recorded 54.06 per cent, Bangalore South - 53.17 per cent, Bangalore North - 54.45 per cent and Bangalore Rural - 68.30 per cent voter turnout.
The highest voter turnout was recorded in Mandya (81.67 per cent), followed by Kolar with 78.27 per cent and Tumkur with 78.05 per cent, according to the EC.
Even though the polling in Karnataka in the first phase was peaceful, an incident at a polling station in Indiganatha village of Hanur under Chamarajanagar Parliamentary Constituency was reported. The Electronic Voting Machines were destroyed during a clash between two groups of people over whether to vote or not in the Lok Sabha elections.
Karnataka comprises 28 seats that are divided into 14 constituencies for each of the phases. The second phase witnessed the voting in the southern parts of the State and the third phase witnessed voting in the northern parts. The 28 seats were divided as follows:
Phase 2: Udupi Chikmagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikkballapur and Kolar
Phase 3: Chikkodi, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal, Bellary, Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Davanagere and Shimoga.
The Election Commission of India announced the schedule of General Election 2024 on March 16. The polls were held in seven phases over April and May. Over 90 crore eligible citizens were voting for 543 seats of Lok Sabha.