Varuna Assembly Election Results LIVE: Will Ex-CM Siddaramaiah continue winning streak at his home turf?

Varuna Assembly Election Result: Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah defeated BJP's V Somanna by a margin of 46,163 votes in the Varuna constituency. The seat witnessed a high-voltage contest between former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, BJP candidate V. Somanna and JD(S) candidate Dr Bharathi Shankar. This year during the election on May 10, the constituency recorded a voting percentage of 84.74%, the highest ever since the seat was carved out of Chamundeshwari, T Narasipura and Nanjangud in 2008. According to the election commission, as many as 1,98,740 people voted this year as the total electorate was 2,34,533. The Congress party claims that its leader Siddaramaiah will register a comfortable win, the BJP is banking on its heavyweight Somanna who reportedly worked hard at the grassroots level. In a neck-and-neck fight, Congress claims all backward classes turned up to vote in support of the party while BJP claims this time Dalits and Lingayats showed up in large percentages and voted for Somanna.

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May 13, 2023 11:30 PM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari

Siddaramaiah defeats BJP's V Somanna by margin of 46,163 votes

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah has defeated BJP's V Somanna by a margin of 46,163 votes.

May 13, 2023 2:56 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Congress leader Siddaramaiah leads by over 44,000 votes

According to the Election Commission, Congress leader Siddaramaiah is leading from the Varuna assembly constituency. Currently, he has 1,05,115 votes while BJP's V Somanna has 60,948 votes.

S.N.	Candidate	Party	EVM Votes	Postal Votes	Total Votes	% of Votes
Karnataka-Varuna -219
Result Status
1	KRISHNAMURTHY. M	Bahujan Samaj Party	887	0	887	0.52
2	Dr\|\| BHARATHI SHANKAR N. L.	Janata Dal (Secular)	951	0	951	0.56
3	RAJESH	Aam Aadmi Party	493	0	493	0.29
4	SIDDARAMAIAH	Indian National Congress	105115	0	105115	61.44
5	V. SOMANNA	Bharatiya Janata Party	60948	0	60948	35.62
6	ARUN LINGA KANNADA CHAKRAVARTHI	Kannada Deshada Paksha	333	0	333	0.19
7	N. AMBARISH KADAMBA NAA AMBARISH	Karnataka Jantha Paksha	188	0	188	0.11
8	K. NAGESHA NAIKA	Samajwadi Janata Party(Karnataka)	103	0	103	0.06
9	MAHADEVASWAMY .R	Uttama Prajaakeeya Party	359	0	359	0.21
10	RAVIKUMAR. M	Karnataka Rashtra Samithi	159	0	159	0.09
11	SHIVA .E	Karnataka Praja Party (RaithaParva)	136	0	136	0.08
12	CHETHAN. E	Independent	240	0	240	0.14
13	PYARIJAN	Independent	332	0	332	0.19
14	M. MAHESH	Independent	167	0	167	0.1
15	DR. U. P. SHIVANANDA	Independent	128	0	128	0.07
16	NOTA	None of the Above	545	0	545	0.32
	Total		171084	0	171084

May 13, 2023 1:13 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Jubilant Congress workers celebrate outside Siddaramaiah's residence in Mysuru | WATCH

As the Congress party is set to get a majority in Karnataka, jubilant Congress workers and Siddaramaiah supporters raised slogans outside his residence in Mysuru. The former chief minister continues his lead in the Varuna constituency.
May 13, 2023 1:06 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

PM Modi's magic didn't work in K'taka, says Siddaramaiah

Buoyed by the counting trends in Karnataka, Congress senior leader Siddaramaiah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not work in the state.
May 13, 2023 12:57 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Man engraves ‘Siddaramaiah CM’ tattoo on his chest in Mysuru | WATCH

As the Congress party consolidates its win in Karnataka elections, a man engraved with the ‘Siddaramaiah CM’ tattoo on his chest in Mysuru.
May 13, 2023 12:45 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

BJP's V Somanna will lose from both Varuna and Chamarajanagara seats: Siddaramaiah

Congress leader Siddaramaiah claimed that he will win with a big margin and that his opponent and BJP leader Somanna will lose both in Varuna and in Chamarajanagara.
May 13, 2023 12:42 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

'We'll form govt on our own strength': Congress leader Siddaramaiah

The former chief minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah said the party will come to power on its own by winning over 120 seats in the 224-member Legislative Assembly. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, the veteran leader claimed that visits of BJP's top brass led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had no impact on the voters of the state. His comments came as his party was surging ahead of the ruling BJP during the counting of votes.

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May 13, 2023 11:17 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Congress candidate Siddaramaiah leads by 5,288 votes

According to the Election Commission, Congress leader Siddaramaiah continues to lead from the Varuna assembly constituency. Currently, he has 12,759 votes while BJP's V Somanna has 7,471 votes.

S.N.	Candidate	Party	EVM Votes	Postal Votes	Total Votes	% of Votes
Karnataka-Varuna -219
Result Status
1	KRISHNAMURTHY. M	Bahujan Samaj Party	69	0	69	0.33
2	Dr\|\| BHARATHI SHANKAR N. L.	Janata Dal (Secular)	278	0	278	1.32
3	RAJESH	Aam Aadmi Party	71	0	71	0.34
4	SIDDARAMAIAH	Indian National Congress	12759	0	12759	60.78
5	V. SOMANNA	Bharatiya Janata Party	7471	0	7471	35.59
6	ARUN LINGA KANNADA CHAKRAVARTHI	Kannada Deshada Paksha	49	0	49	0.23
7	N. AMBARISH KADAMBA NAA AMBARISH	Karnataka Jantha Paksha	34	0	34	0.16
8	K. NAGESHA NAIKA	Samajwadi Janata Party(Karnataka)	16	0	16	0.08
9	MAHADEVASWAMY .R	Uttama Prajaakeeya Party	53	0	53	0.25
10	RAVIKUMAR. M	Karnataka Rashtra Samithi	20	0	20	0.1
11	SHIVA .E	Karnataka Praja Party (RaithaParva)	16	0	16	0.08
12	CHETHAN. E	Independent	26	0	26	0.12
13	PYARIJAN	Independent	36	0	36	0.17
14	M. MAHESH	Independent	22	0	22	0.1
15	DR. U. P. SHIVANANDA	Independent	15	0	15	0.07
16	NOTA	None of the Above	58	0	58	0.28
	Total		20993	0	20993

May 13, 2023 11:11 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Congress leader Siddaramaiah appears before media

Congress leader Siddaramaiah appeared before the media amid his party's lead as the voting is underway in the state. The former chief minister is contesting for the last time from the Varuna seat.
May 13, 2023 8:50 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

'Congress will do anything to keep BJP out of power...': Siddaramaiah's son

Congress leader Siddaramaiah's son said that the party will do anything to keep the BJP out of power. "In the interest of Karnataka, my father should become the Chief Minister," Yathindra Siddaramaiah added.
May 13, 2023 8:27 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Siddaramaiah takes lead as counting begins

Former Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah is leading from the seat, as per the initial trends.
May 13, 2023 8:22 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Varuna seat: A bastion for Siddaramaiah family

The seat has long been a bastion for the Siddaramaiah family, with the former chief minister winning in 2008 and 2013, and his son Yathindra taking the seat in 2018 by beating BJP contender T Basavaraju
May 13, 2023 8:19 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Security visuals from outside Siddaramaiah's residence in Mysore

The security has been bolstered outside Congress leader Siddaramaiah's residence in Mysore.
May 13, 2023 8:10 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Congress will get absolute majority and form the government in Karnataka: Siddaramaiah's son

Yathindra Siddaramaiah, Congress leader and son of former CM Siddaramaiah, said that the party will get an absolute majority and form the government in Karnataka. "We are confident that we will make government on our own," he added.