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Meet the winners and losers

Last updated on: May 8, 2013 17:46 IST
KJP leader Shobha Karandlage

Let us take a look at some of the most prominent winners and losers in the Karnataka assembly election.

Karnataka Janatha Party's Shobha Karandlage, who is considered close to B S Yeddyurappa, has lost in Rajajinagar despite a massive election campaign.

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Meet the winners and losers

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BJP leader Suresh Kumar

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suresh Kumar beat the much-hyped Karandlage in Rajajinagar.

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Actress Pooja Gandhi

Actress Pooja Gandhi, a candidate of the BSR Congress, lost badly in Raichur.

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Congerss leader Ramanath Rai

Ramanath Rai, chief of the Congress's Managalore unit, has won in Buntwal.

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(Left) Madhu Bangarappa and Kumar Bangarappa

In Sorab constituency, Congress leader Kumar Bangarappa lost to his brother and JD-S candidate S Madhu Bangarappa.

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BJP leader S Karunakara Reddy

BJP leader S Karunakara Reddy, one of the formidable Reddy brothers of Bellary, has lost to Congress candidate M P Ravindra in Harapanahalli.

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KJP leader Renukacharya

Former excise minister Renukacharya, who joined the Karnataka Janatha Party after quitting the BJP, has lost in Honnalli constituency.

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KJP leader B S Yeddyurappa

KJP leader B S Yeddyurappa has won by nearly 14,000 votes in Shikaripura constituency.

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Congress leader G Parameshwara

State Congress unit chief G Parameshwara lost to JD-S candidate Sudhakara Lal in Koratagere constituency.

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BSR Congress leader B Sriramulu

B Sriramulu, former BJP leader and founder of BSR Congress, has won the Bellary rural seat.

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Congress leader Siddaramaiah

Congress leader Siddaramaiah won in Varuna constituency by a margin of 20,000 votes.

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Congress leader Priyank Kharge

Congress leader Mallkirajuna Kharge's son Priyank Kharge has won the Chittapur seat by 11,000 votes.

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JD-S leader H D Kumarswamy

H D Kumarswamy, whose party JD-S has turned in an impressive performance, won the Ramnagar seat.

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H D Kumaraswamy and his wife Anita at an event

Anita Kumaraswamy, wife of JD-S leader H D Kumarawamy, lost by a margin of 6,000 votes in Channapatna. She was defeated by C P Yogeshwar of the Samajwadi Party.

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Congress leader M H Ambareesh (left) in a film poster

Actor and Congress leader M H Ambareesh has won the Mandya assembly seat by a mammoth margin of 35,000 votes. He managed to win despite stiff opposition from veteran leader S M Krishna, who wields considerable political clout in the area.

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BJP leader Jagadish Shettar

Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has won the Hubli Dharwad Central seat by a massive margin of 18,000 votes.

Shettar, the third BJP CM in the last five years, is expected to hand over his resignation to the governor soon.

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Congress leader Anil Lad with Mallikarjun Kharge

Mining baron and Congress leader Anil Lad has won in Bellary City constituency. Lad managed to win in the traditional BJP bastion in spite of a rebellion by local party workers.

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BJP leader R Ashok

Home Minister and BJP leader R Ashok won from the Padmanabha Nagar constituency in Bangalore City.

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K S Eshwarappa

Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa has suffered a humiliating defeat in Shimoga constituency, ending up in the third slot in the former BJP stronghold.

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