Anitha Kumaraswamy

Karnataka By Election Results 2018: Final tally of votes from Ramanagara, Shimoga, Mandya, Bellary and Jamkhandi

The by-election for three Lok Sabha and two Vidhan Sabha seats were held on Saturday. Bypolls in Bellary, Shimoga and Mandya Lok Sabha seats, and Ramanagara and Jamkhandi Assembly seats were necessitated by the resignation of three MPs and one MLA, and the death of another MLA.

Karnataka bypolls: Low turnout seen in all five constituencies till 3 pm; BJP alleges election code violation in Ramanagara

Thirty-one candidates were in the fray across the five constituencies in Karnataka. The number of eligible voters was recorded at 54,54,275.

Daily Bulletin: Voting begins even as BJP seeks cancellation of Ramanagaram bypolls; air quality in Delhi remains 'very poor'; day's top stories

Today's top stories: BJP seeks cancellation of Ramnagara polls after BJP candidate withdraws; Shah Rukh Khan lauds Salman Khan for being a part of Zero; Narendra Modi announces Diwali gift for small businesses; and more.

BJP candidate for Ramanagara bypoll L Chandrashekar makes U-turn, returns to Congress two days before polling

In a major embarrassment to BJP's Karnataka unit, L Chandrashekar, stepped away from the election and rejoined Congress, declaring support for JD(S)'s Anitha Kumaraswamy

HD Kumaraswamy's wife Anitha files nomination papers for Assembly bypolls in Karnataka's Ramanagara seat

HD Kumaraswamy accompanied Anitha to the Ramanagar deputy commissioner's office where she filed her nomination papers.