Shiggaon Election 2023 Results Highlights: The counting of votes has started at 8am today. Shiggaon assembly constituency was keenly watched contests as there was fight between Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai and Congress candidate Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan. CM Basavraj Bommai was seeking re-election for the fourth time in a row, electoral grapevine suggests that the odds are stacked in favour of the Chief Minister.
From the Shiggaon constituency, Congress candidate Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan, Aam Aadmi Party’s Mahaboobsab Dadusab Kalebag, Indian Movement Party’s Khajamohiddin Gudageri, Karnataka Rashtra Samithi’s Shambulinga Hukkeri and independent candidates are in the fray.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said he will take full responsibility for the BJP's defeat in the Assembly elections, and that the party will function as a responsible opposition in the days to come.
BJP leader and Chief Minister Karnataka and Basavaraj Bommai is leading in his constituency Shiggaon by 54.35% votes.
A snake was spotted at the BJP camp office premises in Shiggaon where Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai arrived on Saturday morning as counting of votes was underway for the Karnataka Assembly elections.
BJP leader and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is leading by over 21000 votes in Shiggaon.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, BJP, is leading against Congress' Pathan Yasir Ahmed Khan by 6,236 votes in Shiggaon.
Yasir Ahmed khan Pathan of Congress is at second place with 9,792 votes.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommaiassembly is leading by over 12679 votes from Shiggaon assembly constituency
Literacy rate of Shiggaon Taluka is 76.07%. The male literacy rate is 60.48 percent in Shiggaon Taluka.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommaiassembly is leading from Shiggaon assembly constituency
Ahead of the counting of votes for the Assembly elections in Karnataka, the BJP has rejected exit polls' prediction of a hung assembly and claimed of winning a majority and forming its government in the state.
As per media grapevine, electoral fortunes seem to be tilted to CM Basavaraj Bommai, where he is seeking re-election for the fourth time in a row.
Shiggaon constituency is considered to be the stronghold of the BJP as Bommai has won three elections here in 2008, 2013 and 2018.
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