Infographics: Congress-JD(s) Steals the Show in Karnataka Bypolls

Congress-JD(S) won four seats at the recently concluded Karnataka bypolls in five constituencies.

Counting for five constituencies going to bypolls took place in Karnataka on Tuesday, 6 November with the Congress-JD(S) winning four out of five seats.

(Photo altered by The Quint)

In a spectacular show of strength, the ruling Congress-JD(S) alliance in Karnataka managed to keep the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) at bay at the bypolls in four out of five constituencies – Shivamoga, Mandya, Ramanagara and the BJP bastion Ballari. The BJP managed to bag Shivamoga by a margin of 52,148 votes.

While analysts have already started calling it the “mood of the nation” for 2019, the Congress claiming victory in Ballari is being considered a major takeaway from the showdown.

Here’s a breakdown of the victory margin and the number of votes:

Ballari

Ballari

• Congress+JD(S) won by a margin of 2,43,161 votes.
• VS Ugrappa (Congress+JDS): 6,28,365
• J Shantha (BJP): 3,85,204

Mandya

Mandya

• Congress+JD(S) won by a margin of 3,24,943 votes.
• Shivarame Gowda (Congress-JDS): 5,69,347
• SG Siddaramaiah (BJP): 2,44,404

Shivamoga

Shivamoga

• BJP won by a margin of 52,148 votes.
• BY Raghavendara (BJP): 5,43,306
• Madhu Bangarappa (Congress+JDS): 4,91,158

Jamkhandi

Jamkhandi

• Congress+JD(S) won by a margin of 39,480 votes.
• Ananth Nyamegowda (Congress-JDS): 97,017
• Srikanth Kulkarni (BJP): 57,537

Ramanagara

• Ramanagara
• Congress+JD(S) won by a margin of 1,09,137 votes.
• Anitha Kumaraswamy (Congress+JDS): 1,25,043
• L Chandrashekar (BJP): 15,906