The Karnataka voter pulse
Karnataka recorded an average 8.26 percent voter turnout till 9 a.m. after completion of the first round of voting which is underway on Wednesday to elect the 224-member state Assembly. Varuna constituency from where Opposition leader Siddaramaiah and Housing Minister V. Somanna are contesting
saw 11.5 percent voting.
Karnataka people in communally-sensitive coastal and hilly districts have come out in large numbers to exercise their right to franchise. In Kodagu district, Virajpet recorded 12.93 percent polling and Madikeri 10.99 percent.
Dakshina Kannada district which witnessed revenge killings and communal tension also saw a large number of voters turning out to polling booths. Sullia recorded a 10.76 percent of voter turnout, Puttur 13.33 percent, Bantwal 11.24 percent, and Mangalore 15.8 percent polling.
Mangalore City South saw 11.95 percent polling, Mangalore City North 12.32 percent, Moodabidri 12.66 percent, and Belthangady 12.01 percent polling. In the Udupi district, Karkal recorded a 14.61 percent turnout, Kapu 13.82 per cent, Udupi 13.45 percent, Kundapura 14.17 percent, and Byndoor 10.81 percent turnout.
Gauribidanur constituency in Chikkaballapur district saw 17.54 percent of the voting. Shivamogga constituency where a Bajrang Dal activist Harsha was allegedly murdered and serious stabbing incidents occurred registered 10.02 percent of voting.
Shiggaon seat from where Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is contesting recorded 6.72 percent voting. Hubballi-Dharwad Central seat from where former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar is contesting as a Congress candidate recorded 10.07 percent of voting.
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