Bagalkot Constituency Election Results 2026 Live: Seat-Wise Trends, Leading Candidates & Vote Margin Updates
Congress candidate Umesh Hullappa Meti is inching closer to securing his maiden victory in the Bagalkot Assembly bypoll, held following the demise of former MLA H Y Meti.
From the very first round of counting, Meti has maintained a steady lead and continues to stay ahead even after multiple rounds. At the end of round 20, Meti has polled 83,455 votes, leading by a margin of 16,471 votes over his nearest rival.
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BJP candidate Charantimath Veerabhadrayya (Veeranna) has secured 66,984 votes and is trailing significantly. Anthosh Savvase of the Uttama Prajaakeeya Party is a distant third with 439 votes.
A total of 23 rounds of counting are scheduled, and with only a few rounds remaining, the trend indicates a clear advantage for the Congress candidate.
In all, 10 candidates are in the fray in this constituency, apart from the NOTA option. These include Umesh Hullappa Meti (Indian National Congress), Charantimath Veerabhadrayya (Veeranna) (Bharatiya Janata Party), Anthosh Savvase (Uttama Prajaakeeya Party), Nagaraj S Kalakutagar (Karnataka Rashtra Samithi), Siddappa Godi (All India Janaraksha Party), Talawar Shivakumar (Blue India Party), Thejoramashetty Devanga (Janatha Chaluvali Bharatha), along with Independent candidates Ravi Shivappa Padasalagi, Anand Jakati and D Syed Riyaz.
With counting nearing completion, all eyes are now on the final rounds, but the lead so far puts Umesh Meti firmly on course for victory.
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