Overview
- The Chief Electoral Officer has instructed Kolar district authorities to conduct the recount under strict supervision with security at the counting centre.
- Local officials say preparations are underway, with Malur tahsildar M. V. Roopa reporting fresh directions and an officials’ meeting expected.
- The Supreme Court stayed the Karnataka High Court decision voiding K. Y. Nanjegowda’s win but allowed the recount to proceed.
- Nanjegowda continues as the Malur MLA during the court-directed process initiated after BJP candidate K. S. Manjunath Gowda challenged the 2023 count.
- The 2023 result was decided by 248 votes, and party insiders say the recount’s outcome could affect political confidence in Kolar district.