Karnataka bypoll

Karnataka MLC seat bypoll on March 15, says Election Commission

The ECI said the polling by the MLAs will take place between 9 am to 4 pm on March 15 and the counting of votes will take place the same day. The Commission said the election process should conclude before March 18. It also said the election will take place as per COVID-19 safety guidelines including wearing face masks and using sanitisers.

Feb 19, 2021, 09:50 AM IST

Karnataka bypoll: Congress' Siddaramaiah resigns as Leader of Opposition

Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Monday resigned as the Leader of Opposition as the Congress managed to bag only two seats in the Karnataka bypoll.

Dec 09, 2019, 16:03 PM IST

Karnataka by-election: Yediyurappa on course to retain power as BJP leads in 12 out of 15 seats

With 104 MLAs excluding the Speaker and the support of an Independent, the BJP currently enjoys the support of 105 MLAs in Karnataka Assembly, including one nominated from the Anglo-Indian community with voting rights.

Dec 09, 2019, 13:46 PM IST

Karnataka bypoll results: BS Yediyurappa celebrates with son as BJP leads on 12 seats

The trends indicate a victory for the BJP on 12 seats. Earlier Yediyurappa had confidently said that BJP will win at least 13 seats and the government will be "safeguarded".

Dec 09, 2019, 12:54 PM IST

Karnataka bypoll results: Agree with mandate, people have accepted defectors, says Congress’ DK Shivakumar

Bypoll in the 15 constituencies in Karnataka was held on December 5.  The BJP and the opposition Congress contested in all the 15 Assembly seats, while the JD-S in 12 seats. 

Dec 09, 2019, 11:30 AM IST

Karnataka bypoll election: Watch live streaming of counting of votes on Zee News

The counting of votes in the crucial byelections to 15 assembly constituencies in Karnataka kickstarted on Monday (December 9) and the result will decide the fate of four-month-old BS Yeddyurappa government in the state as ruling BJP is short of a majority in the 224-member house.

Dec 09, 2019, 08:05 AM IST

By-election live: BJP sweeps Karnataka by-polls, wins 12 seats, Congress settles with 2

The by-election was held on December 5 in Athani, Kagwad, Gokak, Yellapura, Hirekerur, Ranibennur, Vijaynagara, Chikkaballapura, K.R. Pura, Yeshwanthpura, Mahalakshmi Layout, Shivajinagara, Hosakote, K.R. Pete and Hunsur Assembly seats on December 5.

Dec 09, 2019, 07:42 AM IST

Karnataka bypoll result today, BJP, Congress, JD(S) keep fingers crossed

By-elections were held in 15 constituencies on December 5 in Athani, Kagwad, Gokak, Yellapura, Hirekerur, Ranibennur, Vijaynagara, Chikkaballapura, K.R. Pura, Yeshwanthpura, Mahalakshmi Layout, Shivajinagara, Hosakote, K.R. Pete and Hunsur Assembly seats.

Dec 09, 2019, 06:59 AM IST

Big test for Yediyurappa-led BJP government; Karnataka bypoll results on Monday

Votes polled in Karnataka`s by-elections on December 5 in 15 Assembly constituencies will be counted on Monday and results would be declared by evening, an EC official said on Sunday.

Dec 08, 2019, 23:55 PM IST

Exit polls vote for BJP in Karnataka bypolls

Local exit polls in Karnataka predict that the ruling BJP will win the majority of Thursday`s by-elections in 15 Assembly segments.

Dec 06, 2019, 13:51 PM IST

Congress names another candidate for Karnataka bypolls

On Saturday, the party has six more candidates for contesting the 15 Assembly by-elections across Karnataka on December 5.

Nov 17, 2019, 20:21 PM IST

Congress announces names of 8 candidates for December 5 Karnataka by-election

The names of Congress candidates are: Bhimmanna Naik (Yellapur), B.H. Bannikod (Hirekerur), K.B. Koliwad (Rannebennur), M. Anjanappa (Chikkaballapur), M. Narayanswamy (K.R. Pura), M. Shivaraj (Mahalakshmi Layout), Padmavathi Suresh (Hoskote) and H.P. Manjunath (Hunsur).

Oct 31, 2019, 21:03 PM IST

Congress, BJP deny involvement as Karnataka cops look out for Ballari mining baron Janardhan Reddy

The police said that they had been working on the case for the last 20 days, but waited till November 3 for the bypolls to be over for further action.

Nov 08, 2018, 14:47 PM IST

Congress-JDS alliance sweeps Karnataka by-elections; BJP retains just one seat

Thirty-one candidates were in the fray, including five from the Bharatiya Janata Party, three from Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and two from Congress.

Nov 06, 2018, 13:15 PM IST

Karnataka by-elections: 66 per cent voter turnout registered

Around 66 per cent of the 54.5 lakh electorate voted on Saturday in the five by-elections across Karnataka, a poll official said.

Nov 03, 2018, 21:29 PM IST

Repolling in 3 polling booths, necessitated by technical error, in Karnataka on Monday

A day before counting of votes in the Karnataka Assembly elections, bypolls are being held in three polling booths on Monday. The bypolls in the polling booths was necessitated due to technical errors during polling on May 12.

May 14, 2018, 08:08 AM IST