Karnataka MLC polls: JD(S)-BJP win Bengaluru, North-East Teachers Constituencies
The BJP was leading in the South-East Graduates’ and West Graduates’ constituencies, where counting was underway till late Tuesday night
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Counting underway for 4 MLC seats (ANI)
Bengaluru, 27 Oct
In a setback to the ruling Congress in Karnataka, the JD(S) on Tuesday wrested the Bengaluru Teachers’ Constituency from the party, while its alliance partner, the BJP, registered victory in one and was leading in the other two Legislative Council segments that went to polls, according to officials.
The BJP won the North-East Teachers’ constituency, and was leading in the South-East Graduates’ and West Graduates’ constituencies, where counting of votes is still underway, at the time of publishing.
The election for all four seats were held on 23 October, and the counting was held on Tuesday.
Ranganath’s victory has brought to the fore the importance of election coordination of alliance parties in this constituency. The constituency reported 81.98 per cent polling, with teachers participating enthusiastically. Out of a total of 27,405 voters, 22,468 exercised their franchise. Among those who voted, there were 8,360 men and 14,108 women.
“The counting of votes for the biennial election-2026 to the Bengaluru Teachers Constituency of the Karnataka Legislative Council concluded peacefully,” Amlan Aditya Biswas, Bengaluru and Returning Officer for Bengaluru Teachers Constituency and Karnataka South-East Graduates Constituency said.
The counting of votes started at 8 am on Tuesday at the Government Arts College on Dr BR Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru, and at the end of the first preferential vote count, AP Ranganath secured 10,810 votes and emerged victorious. In various rounds of counting, Ranganath got a lead of 908 votes over the Congress candidate, and was elected. Puttanna secured 9,902 votes.
Meanwhile, NDA candidate Shasheel G Namoshi won from the North East Teachers’ Constituency. Shasheel Namoshi, who contested as the joint candidate of the BJP-JD(S) alliance, won with a comfortable margin, retaining the stronghold of teachers in the Hyderabad-Karnataka region. The North East Teachers’ Constituency comprises teachers from Kalaburagi, Bidar, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal and Ballari districts, where intensive campaigning was carried out by both alliance partners.
In the South-East Graduates’ Constituency, BJP candidate KM Suresh was leading against Congress’ Shashi Hulikunte Mutt, and in the West Graduates’ Constituency, incumbent BJP MLC S V Sankanur was ahead of Congress’ Mohan Limbikai, at the time of publishing.
Within the BJP-JD(S) alliance, Bengaluru Teachers Constituency was left to JD(S), while BJP fielded candidates in the other three
seats.
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