Congress candidate Soumya Reddy defeated BJP's BN Prahlad in Jayanagar assembly constituency in Bengaluru on Wednesday.&nbsp;

Sowmya Reddy registered a huge victory by winning the Karnataka Vidhana Soudha seat by about 4,000 votes.&nbsp;

The counting of votes had begun at 8 am this morning and the final result was out by afternoon after 16 rounds of counting.

Voting for the Jayanagar Seat of Karnataka Assembly was held on Friday, June 11 and a voter turnout of 55 per cent was recorded. Sowmya Reddy is the daughter of former Karnataka home minister Ramalinga Reddy. She is known for being an animal rights activist and environmentalist.

Sowmya Reddy was embroiled in a controversy during the campaign for the Jayanagar Election after images of her eating non-vegetarian food at a Ramzan gathering were circulated over social media. Reddy, who is a vegan, later clarified that the image was photoshopped and also sent the original image to the fake news busting website Alt News.

Sowmya Reddy also made news in 2015 with her eco-friendly wedding with Abhishek Raje. She made sure that all the waste from her wedding was renewable and ensured no plastic was used anywhere during the entire wedding.

Voting for the Jayanagar Seat of Karnataka Assembly was held on Friday, June 11 and a voter turnout of 55 per cent was recorded.

Congress candidate Soumya Reddy defeated BJP's BN Prahlad in Jayanagar assembly constituency in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Sowmya Reddy registered a huge victory by winning the Karnataka Vidhana Soudha seat by about 4,000 votes. The counting of votes had begun at 8 am this morning and the final result was out by afternoon after 16 rounds of counting. Voting for the Jayanagar Seat of Karnataka Assembly was held on Friday, June 11 and a voter turnout of 55 per cent was recorded. Sowmya Reddy is the daughter of former Karnataka home minister Ramalinga Reddy. She is known for being an animal rights activist and environmentalist. Sowmya Reddy was embroiled in a controversy during the campaign for the Jayanagar Election after images of her eating non-vegetarian food at a Ramzan gathering were circulated over social media. Reddy, who is a vegan, later clarified that the image was photoshopped and also sent the original image to the fake news busting website Alt News. Sowmya Reddy also made news in 2015 with her eco-friendly wedding with Abhishek Raje. She made sure that all the waste from her wedding was renewable and ensured no plastic was used anywhere during the entire wedding.

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Karnataka bypoll: Congress's Sowmya Reddy beats BJP's BN Prahlad