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Congress wins in Karnataka Lok Sabha bypoll
In a setback to the ruling BJP in Karnataka, the Congress today wrested the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat from it with party candidate K Jayaprakash Hegde emerging victorious in the bypoll by a margin of 45,724 votes.
Updated on: Mar 21, 2012, 12:46:08 IST
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In a setback to the ruling BJP in Karnataka, the Congress on Wednesday wrested the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat from it with party candidate K Jayaprakash Hegde emerging victorious in the bypoll by a margin of 45,724 votes.
Hegde, a former minister, defeated his nearest BJP rival V Sunil Kumar in a loss of face to BJP as the constituency was represented by D V Sadananda Gowda before becoming the chief minister.
Hegde secured 3,98,723 votes as against 3,52,999 by Sunil Kumar.
The electoral loss for BJP comes at time when the party is in a turmoil following the revolt led by B S Yeddyurappa for his reinstatement as chief minister.
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