India, Oct. 27 -- Bengaluru MLC Election Result 2026: Janata Dal (Secular) candidate A. P. Ranganath, backed by the BJP-JD(S) alliance, won the Bengaluru Teachers' constituency in the Karnataka Legislative Council election on Tuesday, October 27. Ranganath defeated Congress candidate and five-time winner Puttanna by 908 votes, securing 10,810 first-preference votes against Puttanna's 9,902.

Polling for the Bengaluru Teachers' constituency was held on October 23, and counting began at 8 am on October 27 at Government Arts College on Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Veedhi in Bengaluru. The constituency recorded a voter turnout of 81.98%, according to election reports.

The result marks a change in representation for the Bengaluru Teachers' seat, which ...