Anant Kumar Hegde all set to win sixth term from Uttara Kannada constituency; biggest-ever win anticipated

Bhatkal, 23 May, 2019: In a thumping approval of BJP's star-performer in Karnataka, Anant Kumar Hegde is all set to be a member of parliament for the sixth time. Union minister Anant Kumar Hegde of the BJP was leading by over 220,000 votes against Anand Asnotikar of the JD(S) in Karnataka’s Uttar Kannada constituency as votes were counted in the Lok Sabha election on Thursday.

Ananth Kumar Hegde has been a five-time MP from the Uttara Kannada constituency, which is mostly a BJP bastion since 1996. In the last Lok Sabha elections, the seat was won by Anantkumar Hegde of the BJP by a margin of 140700 votes.