Live Updates: Counting of votes begin in Kumta

02:54AM Tue 15 May, 2018

Bhatkallys News Bureau 12.45 pm: BJP Party workers and supporters celebrate Sunil Naik's victory at Shamsuddin circle Bhatkal 12.30 pm: Sunil Naik registers victory against Mankal Vaidya in Bhatkal-Honnavar constituency with margin of 6000 votes. 12.15: After round 15/18 BJP leads in Bhatkal constituencyBJP 72,766 (Leading) Congress 59,505 (Trailing) 12.00: After round 14/18 BJP leads in Bhatkal constituency BJP 70,044 (Leading) Congress 53,543 (Trailing). 11.50: After round 13/18 BJP leads in Bhatkal constituencyBJP 63,835 (Leading) Congress 49,287 (Trailing). 11.45: After round 12/18 BJP leads in Bhatkal constituency BJP 60,697 (Leading) Congress 43,181 (Trailing). 11.35: After round 11/18 BJP leads in Bhatkal constituency BJP 55,000 (Leading) Congress 39,287 (Trailing). 11.30: After round 10/18 BJP leads in Bhatkal constituency BJP 49,976 (Leading) Congress 34,896 (Trailing). 11.20: Congress candidate RV Deshpande register win from Haliyal constituency of Uttara Kannada District. 11.20: Counting of Bhatkal booths to begin in next half hour; after round 9/18 BJP leads in Bhatkal constituency BJP 43,827 votes (Leading) Congress 31,6 votes (Trailing). 11.15: After round eight BJP Candidate Sunil Naik leading in Bhatkal-Honnavar Constituency with 43,827 votes, Congress candidate Mankal Vaidya trailing with 31,608 votes. 11.00: After round eight BJP Candidate Sunil Naik leading in Bhatkal-Honnavar Constituency with 40,691 votes, Congress candidate Mankal Vaidya trailing with 27,760 votes. 10:45: After round seven BJP Candidate Sunil Naik leading in Bhatkal-Honnavar Constituency with 35,631 votes, Congress candidate Mankal Vaidya trailing with 23,553 votes. 10:38: More photos from the counting center in Kumta 10.30: After round six BJP Candidate Sunil Naik leading in Bhatkal-Honnavar constituency with 29740 votes, Congress candidate Mankal Vaidya trailing with 19078 votes. 10.20: After round five BJP Candidate Sunil Naik leading in Bhatkal-Honnavar constituency with 25023 votes, Congress candidate Mankal Vaidya trailing with 14168 votes. 10:05: After round four BJP Candidate Sunil Naik leading in Bhatkal-Honnavar constituency with 18628 votes, Congress candidate Mankal Vaidya trailing with 11,665 votes. 10.00: After third BJP leading in four constituencies in Uttara Kannada District, JD(s) leading on two 09.50: After third round Sunil Naik leads Bhatkal-Honnavar constituency with 14,746 while Congress candidate trails with 9016 votes. 09.40: BJP Candidate Sunil Naik once again leading with 11,319 votes, Congress Candidate Mankal Vaidya trailing by 5752 votes after round two. 09.18: Congress Candidate now leading in Bhatkal-Honnavar constituency, taking over the BJP candidate Sunil Naik. 09.05: BJP leading on two seats in Uttara Kannada including Bhatkal, Congress and JD(s) leads one each in the district. 08:50: Sunil Naik takes over Mankal Vaidya's lead in Bhatkal-Honnavar constituency. 08:45: Reports shows BJP leading on 45 seats across the state, Congress trailing with lead on 36 seats while JD(s) leading on 16 seats. 08:25: BJP Leading on 16 seats across the state, Congress trailing with lead on 15 seats while JD(s) leading on six seats. 08:15: Reports shows Congress leading in all six constituencies of Uttara Kannada, including Bhatkal. 07:45: am Bhatkallys.com reporter reaches counting centre in Kumta, here are the images from the counting centre.