The final results of Tumkur City Corporation (TCC) has been declared by the Karnataka State Election Commission. BJP has emerged as the single-largest party, winning 12 of the 35 wards, followed by the JD(S) and the Congress who have won 10 seats each. The remaining 3 seats have been bagged by IndependentĀ candidates.
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Tumkur City Corporation Election 2018: Final Results Declared by SEC; BJP Single-Largest With 12 Wins, Congress & JD(S) Bag 10 Seats Each
Tumkur Civic Poll Results: Stay tuned here for the latest results and updates.
03 Sep, 11:45 (IST)
The State Election Commission has declared the official results of 30 out of the 35 wards in Tumkur City Corporation (TCC). While the BJP has been declared the winner from 12, the JD(S) and the Congress are have bagged 9 and 7 seats, respectively. 2 Independents have won, along with 1 from other party. The results of five seats are still awaited.
03 Sep, 11:14 (IST)
The BJP, which has been declared the winner in 12 of the 35 wards in Tumkur City Corporation, expects to extend the lead beyond the halfway mark by the time the counting of votes is concluded. The Janata Dal (Secular) and the Congress are ahead on 10 TCC seats each.
03 Sep, 10:40 (IST)
The BJP has won the following wards in Tumkur:Ā 1, 4, 6, 14, 15, 23, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 34, 35.
03 Sep, 10:37 (IST)
After emerging as the second runner-up in the first two-hours of counting, the BJP has shocked pollsters in Tumkur, as the party has been declared the winner on 12 seats. The JD(S), meanwhile, isĀ second with leads onĀ 11 and the Congress is ahead on 9 wards.
03 Sep, 10:24 (IST)
JD(S) has maintained lead on 12 seats of Tumkur City Corporation. Meanwhile, the Congress is ahead on 11 seats and the BJP is ahead on 8. Independents are leading in 4 wards.
03 Sep, 10:08 (IST)
In Tumkur City Corporation, the JD(S) and Congress are locked in a close fight. The former is ahead on 12 seats, followed by the latter on 11. Meanwhile, the BJP is leading on 8 seats and Independent candidates are ahead on 4 wards.
03 Sep, 09:47 (IST)
In Tumkur City Corporation (TCC), the Janata Dal (Secular) has emerged as the single largest party, with leads on 12 seats, followed by the Congress which is ahead on 10 and the BJP on 8. The corporation has a total of 35 wards.
03 Sep, 08:55 (IST)
TheĀ counting of votesĀ ofĀ Tumkur city corporation is currently underway. Early trends are yet to emerge and are expected to be released in the next few minutes. Meanwhile, check results from other civic bodies here.
03 Sep, 08:19 (IST)
Counting of votes for the 35 wards of Tumkur municipal corporations have begun. For live updates of the results, stay tuned here.
Tumkur, Sep 3: The result ofĀ Tumkur City Corporation election 2018 will be declared today. Counting of votes for election result of 35 wards ofĀ Tumkur City Corporation will begin at 8 am. Polling in all 35 wards of the civic body was held on August 31. The main contest is between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Catch live updates onĀ Tumkur City Corporation election result here.Ā Meanwhile, check overall updates of Karnataka civic polls here.
On August 31, polling was held inĀ 102 urban local bodies across Karnataka. Polling was held in 2,529 wards spread over 29 city municipalities, 53 town municipalities and 23 town panchayats and in 135 wards of three city corporations. Along withĀ Tumkur City Corporation, elections were held inĀ Mysore City CorporationĀ Shivamogga Corporation.
Though the civic election was earlier scheduled to be held in 105 Urban Local Bodies, it has been postponed in three of them ā Somwarpet, Virajpet and Kushalnagar ā due to onset of heavy rains leading to flash floods in Kodagu district, earlier this month. The outcomeĀ will indicate the public perception about theĀ JD(S)-Congress coalition government, led by HD Kumaraswamy, formed just four months back.
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