Jayanagar goes to Congress: Sowmya Reddy wins
Bengaluru: Congress candidate Soumya Reddy has won the Jayanagar assembly elections by defeating B N Prahlad of the BJP.
Soumya Reddy won by 3,775 votes against BJP’s Prahlad Babu.
The assembly elections were held across the state on May 12, but poll in Jayanagar was countermanded following the death of BJP candidate B N Vijayakumar, who was holding the seat.
Fifty-five per cent polling was recorded in the Jayanagar Assembly constituency on June 11.
Reddy leads by 10,256 votes after Round 8
Sowmya Reddy is leading BJP's BN Prahlad by 15,000 votes after round 9 of counting.
Reddy 40, 677 and BJP’s Prahlad Babu obtained 25, 779 votes in round 10.
Reddy 43, 476 and BJP’s Prahlad Babu obtained 30, 695 votes in round 11.
Reddy 45, 975 and BJP’s Prahlad Babu obtained 35, 919 votes in round 12.
Reddy 48, 456 and BJP’s Prahlad Babu obtained 39, 919 votes in round 13.
Reddy 51, 192 and BJP’s Prahlad Babu obtained 44, 292 votes in round 13.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
