Sringeri seat recount: Raje Gowda’s vote tally reduced by 255; BJP supporters celebrate
The postal ballot recount for the Sringeri Assembly constituency reduced Congress candidate T.D. Raje Gowda's vote tally by 255 votes, overturning his previous narrow win. The process, conducted under High Court directives, concluded late on May 2, 2026, in Chikkamagaluru. BJP supporters celebrated the outcome, which shifts the result in favor of their candidate D.N. Jeevaraj.
- ▪The postal ballot recount reduced T.D. Raje Gowda's votes by 255 in the Sringeri Assembly constituency.
- ▪The recount was carried out following instructions from the High Court.
- ▪Raje Gowda had originally won the 2023 election by a margin of 201 votes.
- ▪The Returning Officer submitted a report on the recount to the Election Commission.
- ▪BJP supporters celebrated after the revised count changed the election outcome.
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The total postal ballots polled for Congress candidate T.D. Raje Gowda reduced by 255 votes after the verification and recount of postal ballots for the Sringeri Assembly constituency, a process that continued until midnight in Chikkamagaluru on Saturday (May 2, 2026). The Returning Officer stated that as per the High Court’s instructions, he submitted a report to the Election Commission.Mr. Raje Gowda, after the original counting in 2023, had won against his nearest rival D.N. Jeevaraj of the BJP by a thin margin of 201 votes. Now, after the verification and recount, his tally has reduced by 255 votes, prompting supporters of the BJP candidate to celebrate.
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