Counting begins for by-polls in two assembly constituencies of Karnataka

Counting of votes for the by-election held in two assembly constituencies of Rajarajeshwari Nagar (RR Nagar) in Bengaluru and Sira in Tumkur in Karnataka began on Tuesday morning.

Visuals from a counting centre in Tumkuru were out early in the morning as officials arrived for counting votes.

In Sira, the BJP, Congress and JD(S) have fielded Dr Rakesh Gowda, former minister T B Jayachandra and former (JD-S) MLA B Satyanarayana's wife Ammajamma respectively for the election.

Meanwhile, in RR Nagar, the BJP has fielded former Congress MLA Munirathna as its candidate whereas the Congress has given a ticket to H Kusuma, wife of former IAS officer late D K Ravi in the seat traditionally held by the party. The JD(S) has chosen V Krishnamurthy to contest for the seat.

( With inputs from ANI )