Mangaluru/Udupi : The counting for 227 gram panchayats in Dakshina Kannada district and 148 in Udupi district final results are expected to be out by 10pm.

Total 7,619 candidates in Dakshina Kannada and 4,759 candidates in Udupi will be decided through the counting of Gram Panchayat elections .

The polls were held on May 29 and repolling in two gram panchayats namely Bandharu in Belthangady taluk and Padu Perar in Mangaluru taluk were held on Sunday, May 31.

Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim and Superintendent of Police Sharanappa S D visited the counting booth at Mangaluru and Bantwal.

Untill noon, nearly 181 candidates won in the first phase of counting in Dakshina Kannada district. While the BJP and the Congress shared equal seats in Mangaluru taluk, the BJP emerged as majority in Bantwal taluk. The Congress gained majority in both Belthangady and Puttur taluks.

In Udupi district, the BJP party gained majority of seats in Karkala taluk and the Congress was leading in Kundapur taluk.

As many as 4,759 candidates are in the fray in Udupi district including 2,082 candidates in Udupi taluk, 1,712 candidates in Kundapur taluk and 965 candidates in Karkala taluk.

While in Dakshina Kannada, nearly 7,619 candidates are in fray for the 3,118 seats of 200 Gram Panchayats. Nearly 89 candidates have been elected unanimously in the district.

The counting centers in Dakshina Kannada district are Padua High School in Mangaluru taluk, Modankap Infant Jesus English Medium School in Bantwal Taluk, SDM PU College Ujire in Beltangady taluk, Vivekananda English Medium High School in Puttur taluk and Nehru Memorial College in Sullia taluk.

While in Udupi district, counting is being held in Bhandarkar’s College in Kundapur taluk, St Cicily’s School in Udupi taluk and Jaycee English Medium School in Karkala taluk.