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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HN Valley Project water purification: Chikkaballapur bandh receives moderate response
Chikkaballapur: The bandh called for Sunday by organizations demanding the authorities to undertake third round of purification of water under the HN Valley Project received moderate response from the locals.
Members of the Permanent Irrigation Struggle Committee, pro-Kannada organizations and various farmers’ organizations complained that the state government has taken no decision on the issue related to the project related to the supply of water from the Hebbal-Nagawara lakes of Bengaluru to the lakes in Chikkaballapur.
Shop owners stayed their business keeping their stores closed for the day in support of the bandh. Traffic movement went on as normal. Police security was beefed up for the day to prevent any untoward incident amid the protest.
The members of Jeevajala Jagruti Vedike led a procession in town and shouted slogans demanding purification of water under the project.
BJP leader Sandeep Reddy, who spoke on the occasion, criticized the state government for taking no initiative to provide pure water and demanded the start of purification of water immediately.
