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Varuna Assembly Election Results: Siddaramaiah defeats BJP's V Somanna by margin of 46,163 votes

Varuna Assembly Election Results: The seat witnessed a high-voltage contest between former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, BJP candidate V. Somanna and JD(S) candidate Dr Bharathi Shankar.

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Edited By: Anurag Roushan
Published : May 13, 2023 7:20 IST, Updated : May 13, 2023 23:30 IST

Varuna Assembly Election Result: Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah defeated BJP's V Somanna by a margin of 46,163 votes in the Varuna constituency. The seat witnessed a high-voltage contest between former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, BJP candidate V. Somanna and JD(S) candidate Dr Bharathi Shankar. This year during the election on May 10, the constituency recorded a voting percentage of 84.74%, the highest ever since the seat was carved out of Chamundeshwari, T Narasipura and Nanjangud in 2008. According to the election commission, as many as 1,98,740 people voted this year as the total electorate was 2,34,533. The Congress party claims that its leader Siddaramaiah will register a comfortable win, the BJP is banking on its heavyweight Somanna who reportedly worked hard at the grassroots level. In a neck-and-neck fight, Congress claims all backward classes turned up to vote in support of the party while BJP claims this time Dalits and Lingayats showed up in large percentages and voted for Somanna. 

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  • May 13, 2023 11:30 PM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari

    Siddaramaiah defeats BJP's V Somanna by margin of 46,163 votes

    Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah has defeated BJP's V Somanna by a margin of 46,163 votes.

  • May 13, 2023 2:56 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Congress leader Siddaramaiah leads by over 44,000 votes

    According to the Election Commission, Congress leader Siddaramaiah is leading from the Varuna assembly constituency. Currently, he has 1,05,115 votes while BJP's V Somanna has 60,948 votes. 

    Karnataka-Varuna -219
    Result Status
    S.N. Candidate Party EVM Votes Postal Votes Total Votes % of Votes
    1 KRISHNAMURTHY. M Bahujan Samaj Party 887 0 887 0.52
    2 Dr|| BHARATHI SHANKAR N. L. Janata Dal (Secular) 951 0 951 0.56
    3 RAJESH Aam Aadmi Party 493 0 493 0.29
    4 SIDDARAMAIAH Indian National Congress 105115 0 105115 61.44
    5 V. SOMANNA Bharatiya Janata Party 60948 0 60948 35.62
    6 ARUN LINGA KANNADA CHAKRAVARTHI Kannada Deshada Paksha 333 0 333 0.19
    7 N. AMBARISH KADAMBA NAA AMBARISH Karnataka Jantha Paksha 188 0 188 0.11
    8 K. NAGESHA NAIKA Samajwadi Janata Party(Karnataka) 103 0 103 0.06
    9 MAHADEVASWAMY .R Uttama Prajaakeeya Party 359 0 359 0.21
    10 RAVIKUMAR. M Karnataka Rashtra Samithi 159 0 159 0.09
    11 SHIVA .E Karnataka Praja Party (RaithaParva) 136 0 136 0.08
    12 CHETHAN. E Independent 240 0 240 0.14
    13 PYARIJAN Independent 332 0 332 0.19
    14 M. MAHESH Independent 167 0 167 0.1
    15 DR. U. P. SHIVANANDA Independent 128 0 128 0.07
    16 NOTA None of the Above 545 0 545 0.32
      Total   171084 0 171084
  • May 13, 2023 1:13 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Jubilant Congress workers celebrate outside Siddaramaiah's residence in Mysuru | WATCH

    As the Congress party is set to get a majority in Karnataka, jubilant Congress workers and Siddaramaiah supporters raised slogans outside his residence in Mysuru. The former chief minister continues his lead in the Varuna constituency.

     

  • May 13, 2023 1:06 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    PM Modi's magic didn't work in K'taka, says Siddaramaiah

    Buoyed by the counting trends in Karnataka, Congress senior leader Siddaramaiah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not work in the state.

  • May 13, 2023 12:57 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Man engraves ‘Siddaramaiah CM’ tattoo on his chest in Mysuru | WATCH

    As the Congress party consolidates its win in Karnataka elections, a man engraved with the ‘Siddaramaiah CM’ tattoo on his chest in Mysuru. 

     

  • May 13, 2023 12:45 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    BJP's V Somanna will lose from both Varuna and Chamarajanagara seats: Siddaramaiah

    Congress leader Siddaramaiah claimed that he will win with a big margin and that his opponent and BJP leader Somanna will lose both in Varuna and in Chamarajanagara. 

  • May 13, 2023 12:42 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    'We'll form govt on our own strength': Congress leader Siddaramaiah

    The former chief minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah said the party will come to power on its own by winning over 120 seats in the 224-member Legislative Assembly. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, the veteran leader claimed that visits of BJP's top brass led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had no impact on the voters of the state. His comments came as his party was surging ahead of the ruling BJP during the counting of votes.

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  • May 13, 2023 11:17 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Congress candidate Siddaramaiah leads by 5,288 votes

    According to the Election Commission, Congress leader Siddaramaiah continues to lead from the Varuna assembly constituency. Currently, he has 12,759 votes while BJP's V Somanna has 7,471 votes. 

     

    Karnataka-Varuna -219
    Result Status
    S.N. Candidate Party EVM Votes Postal Votes Total Votes % of Votes
    1 KRISHNAMURTHY. M Bahujan Samaj Party 69 0 69 0.33
    2 Dr|| BHARATHI SHANKAR N. L. Janata Dal (Secular) 278 0 278 1.32
    3 RAJESH Aam Aadmi Party 71 0 71 0.34
    4 SIDDARAMAIAH Indian National Congress 12759 0 12759 60.78
    5 V. SOMANNA Bharatiya Janata Party 7471 0 7471 35.59
    6 ARUN LINGA KANNADA CHAKRAVARTHI Kannada Deshada Paksha 49 0 49 0.23
    7 N. AMBARISH KADAMBA NAA AMBARISH Karnataka Jantha Paksha 34 0 34 0.16
    8 K. NAGESHA NAIKA Samajwadi Janata Party(Karnataka) 16 0 16 0.08
    9 MAHADEVASWAMY .R Uttama Prajaakeeya Party 53 0 53 0.25
    10 RAVIKUMAR. M Karnataka Rashtra Samithi 20 0 20 0.1
    11 SHIVA .E Karnataka Praja Party (RaithaParva) 16 0 16 0.08
    12 CHETHAN. E Independent 26 0 26 0.12
    13 PYARIJAN Independent 36 0 36 0.17
    14 M. MAHESH Independent 22 0 22 0.1
    15 DR. U. P. SHIVANANDA Independent 15 0 15 0.07
    16 NOTA None of the Above 58 0 58 0.28
      Total   20993 0 20993
  • May 13, 2023 11:11 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Congress leader Siddaramaiah appears before media

    Congress leader Siddaramaiah appeared before the media amid his party's lead as the voting is underway in the state. The former chief minister is contesting for the last time from the Varuna seat. 

  • May 13, 2023 8:50 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    'Congress will do anything to keep BJP out of power...': Siddaramaiah's son

    Congress leader Siddaramaiah's son said that the party will do anything to keep the BJP out of power. "In the interest of Karnataka, my father should become the Chief Minister,"  Yathindra Siddaramaiah added. 

  • May 13, 2023 8:27 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Siddaramaiah takes lead as counting begins

    Former Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah is leading from the seat, as per the initial trends. 

  • May 13, 2023 8:22 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Varuna seat: A bastion for Siddaramaiah family

    The seat has long been a bastion for the Siddaramaiah family, with the former chief minister winning in 2008 and 2013, and his son Yathindra taking the seat in 2018 by beating BJP contender T Basavaraju

  • May 13, 2023 8:19 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Security visuals from outside Siddaramaiah's residence in Mysore

    The security has been bolstered outside Congress leader Siddaramaiah's residence in Mysore.

     

  • May 13, 2023 8:10 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Congress will get absolute majority and form the government in Karnataka: Siddaramaiah's son

    Yathindra Siddaramaiah, Congress leader and son of former CM Siddaramaiah, said that the party will get an absolute majority and form the government in Karnataka. "We are confident that we will make government on our own," he added.