Local bodies election: Counting tomorrow
Results may out by afternoon
Bengaluru, September 2: Counting of votes polled in the elections held for local bodies including the city corporations of Mysuru, Tumkur and Shivamogga and city municipal councils on August 31, would be held on September 3 from 8 am and it is expected that the results would be out by afternoon.
Elections were held for 102 local bodies on August 31 and the counting of votes would be held in district and taluk centres for which the Election Commission has made all arrangements. Total 9,121 candidates have contested for 2,634 wards and the result might be the issue for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Though there is a coalition government, both Congress and the JDS have fought cordially and declared that they would make post-poll alliance. However, the BJP is expecting more seats in the election. Following the natural disaster, the election to the three town panchayats in Kodagu was postponed and election was not held at Afzalpura ward number 19 in Kalburgi district as the nomination paper was rejected. The election of ward number 9 in Kollegala town municipal council in Chamarajanagar district was also postponed due to death of BSP candidate.
As the Electronic Voting Machines were used for the voting, the results may be announced by tomorrow afternoon.
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