Uttara Kannada : BJP candidate Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri has won Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha constituency with a huge margin of 3,37,872 votes, defeating his nearest rival and Congress candidate Dr. Anjali Nimbalkar. The votes received by Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri were 7,80,494 as against Dr. Anjali Nimbalkar's 4,42,622.
This time, the Congress got ready to give tough competition in the Uttara Kannada constituency, which has been a BJP stronghold for three decades. But the Grand Old Party could not compete as expected, and it has suffered a huge defeat in this constituency.
BJP candidate and former Karnataka Assembly Speaker Kageri maintained his lead all through in Uttara Kannada constituency, which is known for its forests and rich biodiversity in Karnataka.
Kageri was given BJP ticket, setting aside the current and 6-time controversial MP Anantkumar Hegde, who was in the news for wrong reasons after he called for changes in the constitution earlier this year. BJP distanced itself from Hegde’s statement and said that the party had nothing to do with his ‘personal’ views. He was eventually dropped as the party announced Kageri as its pick.
