Karnataka sees 70 per cent polling on 14 seats in phase 3 of Lok Sabha elections

Karnataka on Tuesday recorded a voter turnout of 70 per cent where polling was held in the remaining 14 Lok Sabha constituencies out of a total 28 as the Congress and BJP locked horns again on the electoral battleground in less than a fortnight. According to poll officials, an estimated 69.50 per cent of voters cast their ballots. "This is tentative. It will vary slightly based on the detailed reports of the PRO (Presiding Officer)," an official said. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the same 14 segments in the first phase had recorded a turnout of 68.43 per cent.

The state has a total of 28 Lok Sabha constituencies. The first phase of polling in the other 14 seats in most of the southern and coastal districts was held on April 26. With today's polling, election in Karnataka has been



completed.

The constituencies which went to polls in the first phase, including those in state capital Bengaluru, witnessed a turnout of 69.56 per cent.

Out of the 14 segments that went to polls today, the highest turnout of 76.23 per cent was recorded in Davangere, followed by Shimoga 76.05 per cent, and least 61.34 per cent in Raichur.

A total of 227 candidates -- 206 men and 21 women -- were in the fray for the second phase covering northern districts, where more than 2.59 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in 28,269 polling stations.

The segments in northern districts where elections were held are: Chikkodi, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal, Bellary, Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Davangere and Shimoga.