R Munirathna Naidu of the Congress has retained Rajarajeshwarinagar Assembly constituency in the city by defeating Tulasi Munirajugowda of the BJP by a margin of 25,492 votes.The INC candidate bagged 1,08,064 votes while the nearest BJP rival scored 82,572 votes and Ramachandragowda of the JDS finished third by getting 60,360 votes.
It may be recalled here that the Rajarajeshwarinagar constituency didn’t go to polls on 15 May last following seizure of around 10,000 voter IDs’ in a apartment of the constituency and the polling was deferred to 28 May.
Following the election of R Munirathna Naidu the strength of the Congress remains at 78 itself following the accidental death of Siddu Nyamagouda,party MLA of Jamakhandi constituency in Bagalkote district.
Jayanagar constituency in the city will be going to polls on 11 June.The polling on 15 May was countermanded following the untimely demise of BN Vijayakumar,BJP sitting MLA.
Elections are also due in Ramanagar constituency since HD Kumaraswamy chose to retain Channapatna and resigned from the membership of Ramanagar.
Now the strength of various parties in the state Assembly remains as follows:
Total strength of elected members:224
BJP:104
INC: 78
JDS: 37
Vacancies: Ramanagar and Jamakhandi
Polling due on 11 June: Jayanagar
