Hubballi: Former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar, who contested on a Congress ticket after the BJP denied him a nomination for the Assembly polls, was defeated within the Hubballi-Dharwad (Central) seat by a margin of 34,289 votes. The BJP’s Mahesh Tenginakai, a debutant in electoral politics, defeated Shettar who’s a six-time MLA. The former chief minister had give up the BJP on April 16 and resigned as Hubli-Dharwad (Central) MLA after being denied a ticket for the meeting elections.
Shettar obtained 60,775 votes, whereas Tenginkai bagged 95,064 votes within the high-stake battle. JD(S) candidate Siddalingeshgowda Mahanthavadeyar was in third place with 513 votes. As many as 1,251 NOTA votes have been forged within the seat.
Tenginkai is taken into account near BJP General Secretary (Organisation) B L Santhosh.
Shettar had gained the Hubballi-Dharwad (central) seat in 2018, beating the Congress’ Mahesh Nalwad with a margin of 21,306 votes, marking his sixth win within the Assembly elections.
A staunch RSS man, Shettar was a part of the Jan Sangh and BJP for a number of a long time earlier than severing ties with the social gathering.
