First time voter Tejaswini proudly shows her inked finger after casting her vote in Hadadi village throughout the by-poll in Davangere South Meeting constituency, in Karnataka, on April 9, 2026. | Picture Credit score: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Voting was underway for bypolls to 2 Meeting segments—Bagalkot and Davanagere South in Karnataka on Thursday (April 9, 2026).
At 9 am, Davanagere South constituency recorded a polling proportion of 9% and Bagalkot recorded 11.87% polling.
The polls have been necessitated by the deaths of senior Congress MLAs HY Meti and Shamanur Shivashankarappa. Counting of votes can be taken up on Might 4.
Polling started for Davangere South, Bagalkot byelections
Voting was underway for bypolls to 2 Meeting segments—Bagalkot and Davanagere South in Karnataka on Thursday (April 9, 2026). | Video Credit score: The Hindu
Printed – April 09, 2026 08:41 am IST