Constituencies witness surprise results
Assembly Election
Bengaluru, May 15: Constituencies like Kolara, Srinivasapura, Koratagere, Mangaluru, Shantinagar and others have witnessed a surprise results in the election held to the Karnataka Assembly.
Kolar MLA and Namma Congress Party founder Varthur Prakash was defeated against Srinivas of JDS with a margin of 47,244 votes and pushed to the third position.
However, KPCC president Dr G Parameshwar who was defeated in Koratagere constituency in 2013 election has won this time against JDS candidate PR Sudharkar Lal with a margin of 7619 votes. Dr Parameshwar has got 81,598 votes while Sudharkar got 73,979 votes.
In Srinivasapura constituency, Health Minister KR Ramesh Kumar registered win for the second time and thus created a history. No person was elected for two terms continuously from the constituency. Ramesh Kumar who got 93,571 votes has won against GK Venkatashiva Reddy of JDS (83109) with a margin of 10,552 votes.
Meanwhile, Power Minister DK Shivakumar has registered a hat-trick win in Kanakapura constituency. Shivakumar who got 1,27,552 votes, defeated his opponent Narayana Gowda (47,643) of JDS with a margin of record 79,909 votes.
Out of eight assembly constituencies in Dakshina Kannada district, the Congress has won only one seat. UT Khader (80,813) has won against Santosh Kumar Rai of BJP with a margin of 19,739 votes.
Shantinagar MLA NA Harris was in the news after his son assaulted a son of an industrialist in Bengaluru. Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself has mentioned this incident during the election campaigning. Even then, Shantinagar people have opted him as their representative. Harris has won against K Vasudevamurthy of BJP with a margin of 18,205 votes.
JDS candidate AT Ramaswamy has won against Minister A Manju in Arakalagodu constituency with a margin of 10,653 votes.
KS Eshwarappa who was pushed to the third place in the previous election in Shivamogga constituency, has won against sitting MLA KB Prasanna Kumar with a margin of 46,107 votes. In Sagar constituency, Hartal Halappa has defeated revenue minister Kagodu Thimmappa with a margin of 8039 votes. In Sorab constituency, Kumar Bangarappa of BJP has won against his brother Madhu Bangarappa of JDS with a margin of 13,286 votes.
Senior Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa (87) has won against Yashwanth Rao Jadav in Davangere South Constituency with a margin of 15,884 votes.
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Minor girl kidnapped and raped; main accused and two cafe owners held
Latur (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an 18-year-old man in Latur, leading to the arrest of the main accused and owners of two cafes where the crime occurred on December 4, police said on Saturday.
Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.
Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act, and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, an official said.
