Siddaramaiah wins Badami seat, loses Chamundeshwari

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah (File Photo)

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah (File Photo)

Bengaluru :  Outgoing Congress Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday won the Badami Assembly seat in Bagalkot district but lost in Chamundeshwari in Mysuru.

According to results declared by the Election Commission, Siddaramaiah won in Badami by a narrow margin of 1,696 votes over BJP’s B. Sreeramulu.

He lost to Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) rival G.T. Deve Gowda in his home district of Mysuru by a huge margin of 36,042 votes.

Earlier in the day, Siddaramaiah was reported to be trailing in both the constituencies.

In Badami, he led initially, but then fell behind Sriramulu. However, finally, he prevailed over his BJP rival.

Published on: May 15, 2018 at 16:02 IST

IANS