Shikaripura Election 2023 Result Highlights: The counting of votes started 8 AM today to decide the outcome of the election to the Shikaripura Assembly constituency in Karnataka. In 2018, veteran leader and former chief minister BS Yeddiyurappa of the BJP won the seat by defeating Malatesh of the Congress with a margin of 35,397 votes. Yeddiyurappa won eight times since 1983 from this seat.
This year, the race to win the seat has Sudhakar Shetty from the Janata Dal (Secular) contest against GB Malatesha from the Indian National Congress (INC) and BY Vijayendra from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Lingayats constitute about 46,000 of the total population, and forms the single biggest caste block in the constituency, followed by 33,500 SCs, 20,000 STs, 26,000 Muslims and 14,500 Kuoorubas and 6,000 Idigas, who belong to the other backward castes.
Shikaripura Election Results Live: Sudhakar Shetty from the Janata Dal (Secular) contest against GB Malatesha from the Indian National Congress (INC) and BY Vijayendra from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Son of BS Yediyurappa and BJP candidate Vijayendra Yediyurappa has won the Shikaripura assembly seat. He got a total of 81,810 votes. Independent candidate SP Nagarajagowda was on the second spot with total 70,802 votes.
The Lingayats constitute about 46,000 of the total population, and forms the single biggest caste block in the constituency, followed by 33,500 SCs, 20,000 STs, 26,000 Muslims and 14,500 Kuoorubas and 6,000 Idigas, who belong to the other backward castes.
Early trends are showing BJP candidate BY Vijayendra leading in the constituency.
In 2018, veteran leader and former chief minister BS Yeddiyurappa of the BJP won the seat by defeating Malatesh of the Congress with a margin of 35,397 votes.
The counting votes has begun for the Shikaripura constituency. Shikaripura residents cast their ballots for the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 on May 10.
There are a total of 5.21 crore voters in Karnataka, which includes 2.59 crore women voters and 2.62 crore male voters. Of the total voters, 12.15 lakh voters are above the age of 80, 16,976 are above the age of 100, 4,699 are third gender and 9.17 lakh are first-time voters. The Election Commission has said that it will set up special booths for vulnerable tribal groups and transgenders. This year the voter turnout recorded was nearly 72 per cent.