The results of the Karnataka Assembly elections have thrown up many surprises. One of them is the defeat of members of the outgoing 15th Assembly who served as the Speakers at different points and in earlier governments.
Legislative Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri and three former speakers, who were members of the outgoing members of the Assembly, were defeated.
Six-time MLA Mr. Kageri of the BJP suffered defeat at the hands of his rival Bhimanna Naik of the Congress with a margin of 8,172 votes in Sirsi in Uttara Kannada.