Karnataka bypolls: Counting of votes begins
December 09, 2019  08:28
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The counting of votes for the by-elections on 15 assembly seats in Karnataka that went to polls on December 5 is underway at 11 centres in the state. 
 
The election results will have a bearing on the future of the four-month-old Bharatiya Janata Party government, led by B S Yediyurappa, in Karnataka.
The counting began at 8 am, poll officials said.
The elections had taken place at Yellapur, Ranebennur, Vijayanagar, Yashwanthapur, Mahalakshmi Layout, Chikkaballapura, KR Puram, Shivajinagar, KR Pet, Hunsur, Athani, Kagwad, Gokak, Hirekerur and Hoskote.
While the overall polling percentage was 67.91, the highest voter turnout was recorded in Hoskote assembly segment (90.9 per cent), whereas the lowest was KR Puram (46.74 per cent).
According to the poll officials, the first set of results may come by 11 am.
These byelections were necessitated due to the disqualification of 17 MLAs. 

While elections took place in 15 segments, the polls in the two other constituencies -- Rajarajeshwari Nagar and Maski -- will be held later as the matter is sub-judice.

The BJP needs at least six seats in an assembly of 221 seats minus speaker to continue in the government.

 Its failure to garner the required number of seats may result in another bout of political drama in the southern state. -- PTI
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