BENGALURU, Nov 10: Congress candidate in Karnataka�s Sira Assembly by-election TB Jayachandra and his wife GH Nirmala tested Covid positive, a party official said.
�Jayachandra and Nirmala, who tested positive for coronavirus, have been admitted to a private hospital in the city,� party�s State unit spokesman Ravi Gowda said.
�The couple is asymptomatic and responding to the treatment,� he added.
Jayachandra, 71, is a former State minister.
The Sira bypoll, held on November 3, was caused by the death of sitting Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) legislator B Satyanarayana at a private hospital here on August 5 after prolonged illness.
JD-S fielded Satyanarayana�s widow Ammajamma as its candidate, while Rajesh Gowda is the ruling BJP�s nominee in the triangular contest.
The counting of votes will take place on Tuesday, along with RR (Rajarajeshwarinagar) Nagar Assembly seat in Bengaluru, where the by-election was caused by resignation of sitting Congress member N Muniratna in July 2019. He subsequently joined the BJP. - IANS
