Karnataka Panchayat Election Results LIVE UPDATES: Results Of 71 Wards Declared In 1st Round Of Counting At Dharwad

Counting of votes has begun for 5,728 gram panchayats in Karnataka that went for polls in two phases. The results of all the seat are expected to be declared late as ballot papers were used in polls

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Karnataka Panchayat Election Results: Counting of votes for 5,728 gram panchayats in Karnataka that went for polls in two phases on December 22 and 27, began at 8 am on Monday. As per the reports, 43,238 seats among a total of 91,339 in 5,728 Gram Panchayats went to the polls in the first phase on December 22, while voting for 39,378 seats took place in the second phase on December 27. The poll officials say that the results of all the seat are expected to be declared late as ballot papers were used in polls except in Bidar district where EVMs were used. A total of 2,22,814 candidates were in the fray. Candidates for 8,074 seats have been elected unopposed. All three main contenders - Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress and the regional Janata Dal (Secular) - are looking to have their party workers elected to a majority of panchayats.

LIVE UPDATES:

03:30 PM | P Ravi Kumar appointed as Chief Secretary Additional Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar appointed as new Chief Secretary to state government. 03:00 PM | BJP leads in 5,340 seats, Congress 3150; Counting underway Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in 5340 gram panchayat seats, Congress 3150, while the regional JD(S) in 1580 seats. 02:10 PM | Results of 71 wards declared in first round of counting at Dharwad As per the latest updates, Results of 71 wards, out of 676, were declared in the first round of counting at Dharwad. Meanwhile, the trends show BJP is leading in 4,750 seats, Congress 2,572 and JD(S) 1,341. 01:30 PM | BJP marches ahead of Congress, leads on 4,228 panchayat seats As per the trends at 1:30 pm, Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in 4,228 gram panchayat seats, Congress 2,265, while the regional JD(S) in 1,167 seats. 01:00 PM | BJP leads in 4,180 seats, Congress 2,170; Counting underway BJP is leading in 4,180 gram panchayats, Congress 2,170 and JD(S) 1,130. 12:40 PM | BJP takes lead in 3,890 seats, Congress 1,990, BJP is leading in 3,890 gram panchayats, Congress 1,990 and JD(S) 1,030 12:15 PM | BJP extends lead in over 3800 seats According to the latest trends, the ruling saffron party is leading in 3,870 gram panchayat seats, Congress 1,988 and JD(S) 1,035. 11:55 AM | Mysuru: Polling official dies at the time of counting In a tragic incident, a Public Works Department assistant executive engineer Bore Gowda has died. As per the early reports, the PWD engineer fell ill at the time of counting at Periyapatna and died on the way to a hospital in Mysuru. 11:40 AM | Counting of votes underway. Check out latest visuals from Davanager

11:30 AM | BJP takes significant lead in 3440 seats The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is now leading on 3440 seats while the Congress is leading on 1590 seats. The regional JDS is on third position with 605 seats. The counting is still underway. 11:15 AM | Model Code of Conduct effective till 5 PM tomorrow According to the State Election Commission, the model code of conduct will remain in effect till 5 pm on 31 December in the gram panchayat limits that went to polls. 11:00 AM | Counting of votes underway in Shivamogga, Davanagere As reported by News agency ANI, Counting of votes for Local Body elections is underway at counting centre in Shivamogga, Davanagere 10:45 AM | BJP ahead of Congress, JDS In 3,422 seats As per the latest trends, BJP is leading in 3,422 gram panchayats, Congress 1,580 and JD(S) 592. 10:30 AM | Counting takes place manually Except Bidar district, polls for all other seats tool place using the ballot paper. Hence, the results are expected to get delayed. 10:20 AM | Who all are in fray? A total of 2,22,814 candidates were in the fray. Candidates for 8,074 seats have been elected unopposed. It is to be noted that gram panchayat elections don’t happen on party symbols rather candidates contest elections independently (they are backed by parties). Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) are the main parties in Karnataka. 10:00 AM | BJP leads in 2,755 seats, Congress 1,475, JD(S) 547 Counting of votes for 5,728 Gram Panchayats in Karnataka has begun. As per the early trends, BJP is leading in 2,755 gram panchayats, Congress 1,475 and JD(S) 547.