Karnataka Election Results: Ruckus Outside Counting Centre in Jayanagar Amid Recounting of Postal Ballots

Heavy security was deployed outside the counting center in Jayanagar as a scuffle broke out between security forces and supporters of both the main parties – the Congress and the BJP – over several rounds of counting of votes for the Karnataka assembly election results late on Saturday night. ,

This comes after the Election Commission (EC) ordered recount of postal ballots in the constituency, where Congress candidate Soumya Reddy is in a close contest with BJP’s CK Ramamurthy.

After the counting of votes, Reddy was leading by 294 votes as she had secured 57,591 votes and Ramamurthy 57,297 votes.

The news agency quoted an Election Commission official as saying PTI That a recount of postal ballots was ordered following Ramamurthy’s appeal.

Congress state president DK Shivakumar and party’s working president Ramalinga Reddy, along with other office-bearers, protested against the Election Commission’s order.

Shivakumar tweeted a picture of him sitting outside the counting center with state acting president Ramalinga Reddy and said, “Smt. Sowmya Reddy, the Congress candidate from Jayanagar assembly constituency, has won but protested against the action of the election officials who declared the result.” Tried to distort. Excuse for recalculation.”

news minute Told that BJP MPs Tejashwi Surya and Ramamurthy have also reached the counting center.

Out of the total 224 seats in Karnataka, Jayanagar is the only region where the result is not out yet.