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Karnataka bypolls: Congress leads Bagalkot, BJP ahead in Davanagere South

Initial trends showed the ruling Congress in Karnataka was ahead in Bagalkot, while opposition BJP has maintained a lead in Davanagere South assembly segment, as the counting of votes for by-elections is underway on Monday.
The voting for the by-election was held on April 9.
The polls were necessitated by the deaths of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti (Bagalkot) and Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Davanagere South).
According to the Election Commission, Congress party's Umesh Meti was ahead of BJP's Veerabhadrayya Charantimath by a margin of 5,016 votes.
In Davanagere South, BJP's Srinivas T Dasakariyappa was leading ahead of Congress party's Samarth Mallikarjun by a margin of 577 votes.
Nine and 25 candidates were in the fray, respectively in the Bagalkot and Davanagere South Assembly segments.
Although the outcome of these by-elections is unlikely to have an immediate impact on state politics, the contest is seen as a matter of prestige for both the ruling Congress and the opposition .

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	The ruling Congress is leading in both the Bagalkot and Davanagere South assembly seats in Karnataka, where counting of votes is underway on Monday, for the bypolls held on April 9.</p>
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	The bypolls were necessitated by the deaths of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti (Bagalkot) and Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Davanagere South).</p>
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	According to the Election Commission, Congress&#39;s Umesh Meti was ahead of BJP&#39;s Veerabhadrayya Charantimath by a margin of 17,205 votes.</p>
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	In Davanagere South, Congress&#39; Samarth Mallikarjun, who was trailing earlier in the day, is now leading ahead of BJP&#39;s Srinivasa T Dasakariyappa by a margin of 7,916 votes.</p>
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	Nine and 25 candidates were in the fray, respectively, in the Bagalkot and Davanagere South assembly constituencies.&nbsp;</p>

The polls were necessitated by the deaths of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti (Bagalkot) and Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Davanagere South)

Karnataka bypolls: Ruling Congress leads both Bagalkot, Davanagere South

The polls were necessitated by the deaths of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti (Bagalkot) and Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Davanagere South)

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