The strongrooms were broken open in Davangere South counting centre as the staff did not have matching keys for the locks.
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Congress retained both Bagalkot and Davangere South Assembly constituencies, according to the Election Commission of India which declared the results for byelections to the two seats in Karnataka on May 4, 2026.
While Umesh Meti won Bagalkot — a seat held by his late father H.Y. Meti — by a margin of 22,332 votes, Samarth Mallikarjun scripted victory in Davangere South — the bastion of his late grandfather Shamanur Shivashankarappa — by a difference of 5,708 votes.
Published – May 04, 2026 09:01 am IST
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