Channapatna Polls Highlights: HD Kumaraswamy defeats BJP’s CP Yogeshwara by a margin of over 15,000 votes

After clinching absolute majority and a landslide victory in Karnataka, political analysts say that it will likely boost the morale of the Congress party for upcoming battles and will elevate its position amid Opposition unity efforts.

After conceding defeat, BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai tendered resignation at Raj Bhawan, says it has been accepted.

Congress leaders, including national president Mallikarjun Kharge, state party chief DK Shivakumar and former CM Siddaramaiah, display a show of strength as the party sweeps Karnataka polls.

‘’You all people should be united like this only then we can win the war and then only the country can be saved. if you want democratic govt everywhere then we've to fight the bigger battle in the coming elections," said Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge.

Congress leaders DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah felicitate party national president Mallikarjun Kharge as Congress sweeps Karnataka Polls.

Janata Dal Secular leader HD Kumaraswamy has claimed victory in the Channapatna constituency and defeated BJP's CP Yogeshwara by a margin of more than 15,000 votes and is all set to repeat his tenure, according to ECI data. 

Congress wins Karnataka polls with absolute majority, crossing the leading mark of 113, and is still ahead on 22 more seats.

"In the next 2-3 hours, it will become clear. Exit polls show that the two national parties will score in a big way. The polls have given 30-32 seats to JD(S). I am a small party, there is no demand for me...I am hoping for a good development. Let's wait for the results, according to the exit polls there would be no need for options, he said," said HD Kumaraswamy.

‘’The whole election campaign was about the issues of Karnataka. We didn't make it a national election, we made this election for Vidhan Sabha. Congress' win is PM Modi's decisive defeat. This is because except for PM Modi, there was no other face. The issues we raised were related to the state. But BJP made the election campaign like a referendum for PM Modi. JP Nadda said that if you give a vote to Congress PM Modi's blessings will not be with you. The campaigning by PM Modi was totally rejected by the people of Karnataka,'' said Jairam Ramesh, Congress

Congress wins 103 seats and leads on 33 more as the counting continues. BJP wins 50 and leads on 14 others as counting continues.

Congress has secured 43.11% of the total vote share so far.

JD(S)'s HD Kumawaswamy is currently leading by a margin of 13,601 votes against BJP's CP Yogeshwara, according to ECI data.

Congress national president Mallikarajun Kharge and AICC in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala, have sweets in Bengaluru.

JD(S)' HD Kumaraswamy maintains his lead against BJP'S CP Yogeshwara by a margin of 13,733 votes, according to ECI data.

JD's HD Kumaraswami is ahead in the race with a thin margin of 524 votes. All in all, 46% votes of the voters caste their vote for the JDS leader in Karnataka Assembly elections 2023.

Karnataka Assembly elections 2023: Karnataka CM Bommai is ahead in the race with nearly 59,000 votes in Shiggaon constituency.

Karnataka Assembly elections 2023 Channapatna constituency result: Looking at the current trends, it seems like Congress will clinch a comfortable majority in the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023, to oust BJP in its only ruling state in South India. It is currently leading in 120 seats. On the other hand, the saffron party wasn't even able to cross leads on 100 seats.

Karnataka Assembly elections 2023 Channapatna constituency result: Karnataka CM and BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai is racing ahead from the Shiggaon Assembly seat. Other than this, Shivakumar and turncoat Laxman Savadi are ahead in their respective seats. Know full list of Karnataka Assembly 2023 winners

Channapatna Polls LIVE: In Channapatna, JDS leader and former state Chief Minister Kumaraswamy is leading ahead of Yogeshwara with a margin of 93 votes.

Synchronising with the exit polls, early trends are showing Congress leading ahead of BJP in Karnataka. The grand old party is leading on 112 seats and is close to cross the majority mark of 113 in early trends.

Channapatna constituency recorded around 47% of voter turnout in 2018. It comes under Bangalore rural region and includes 31 wards of the city. Its voter population stands at 2,17,606.

In Karnataka assembly elections 2013, CP Yogeshwara of SP won the elections by defeating JDS lleader Anitha Kumaraswamy by a margin of 6464 votes. In 2009, Ashwath. M.C. led the seat. Before Ashwath, C. P. Yogeeshwara was led the seat since 1999.

In 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections, JDS party leader, HD Kumaraswamy, won the seat by defeating BJP's CP Yogeeshwara with a margin of 21530 votes.

The general assembly constituency has an estimated Scheduled Caste population of 17.43 percent and an estimated Scheduled Tribe population of 0.46 percent> In terms of literacy, the estimated literacy level of the district in which the constituency falls is 69.22 per cent.

According to Census of India, 2011, the Channapatna City Municipal Council has a population of 71,942. Out of which 36,098 are males while 35,844 are females.

In the 2018, Kumaraswamy of JD(S) had won the election and earned a vote share of 46.55 per cent. He defeated BJP's C P Yogeeshwara and Congress' HM Revanna.

This time, Channapatna Assembly constituency is witnessing a close fight between HD Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal (Secular) and Bharatiya Janata Party leader CP Yogeshwara. Apart from this, Gangadhar S is contesting from the Indian National Congress (INC).

In 2023, the voter turnout was 72.3 per cent which is the highest ever till date.