Umesh Meti Secures Bagalkot Victory in By-Elections
Umesh Meti, representing Congress, won the Bagalkot assembly seat by a 22,332-vote margin following bypolls necessitated by his father's death. In Davanagere South, Congress's Samarth Mallikarjun leads against BJP's opponent, with counting ongoing. The elections marked a continuation of Congress strength in the region.
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On Monday, Congress candidate Umesh Meti won the Bagalkot assembly seat in the by-elections held on April 9, defeating his opponent by a significant margin of 22,332 votes, according to the Election Commission. This victory follows the death of senior Congress MLA H Y Meti.
In the concurrent by-elections for the Davanagere South constituency, Congress candidate Samarth Mallikarjun is leading over BJP's Srinivasa T Dasakariyappa by a margin of 5,824 votes, though the final results are still pending.
The by-elections in both constituencies occurred due to the passing of the incumbent Congress MLAs. Umesh Meti, son of the late H Y Meti, succeeded in Bagalkot by capturing 98,919 votes, while his BJP rival, Veerabhadrayya Charantimath, collected 76,587 votes.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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