Congress Wins Bagalkot Bypoll: Umesh Meti Clinches Maiden Victory

Bagalkot: Umesh Meti a political novice and Son of former MLA HY Meti, clinched his maiden win from Bagalkot constituency, which went for bypoll on April 9. ANYTIME, ANYWHERE. Experience a more refined e-paper today Subscribe ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Umesh won by a margin of 21,866 against BJP candidate and three time MLA Veeranna Charantimath. Right from first round, Meti maintained a good lead over BJP candidate Veeranna. Also Read:K'taka bypolls: Congress wins Bagalkot, leads in Davangere Also Read:Karnataka bypolls 2026 | Congress wins Bagalkot, leads in Davangere The bypolls were necessitated by the death of senior Congress MLA H Y Meti. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links Stories You May Like TVK victory: Vijay set to form govt as celebs celebrate big win in TN polls Tamil Nadu Election 2026: Will Congress Support TVK? Tamil Nadu Elections 2026: Stalin, Udhayanidhi & DMK Ministers Trailing Nine candidates were in the fray for the the Bagalkot seat. ADVERTISEMENT Published 04 May 2026, 11:45 IST Karnataka News Congress Karnataka Karnataka Politics Bypolls assembly elections 2026 Follow us on : Follow Us Read More