Historically, across most States, the turnout has been low in urban constituencies compared to rural constituencies. While this was true even during the Karnataka Assembly elections, the turnout has increased considerably over the last 15 years across many urban seats. In 17 out of 33 urban constituencies, the voter turnout in 2023 was higher than what it was in the last three Assembly polls (2018, 2013 and 2008). Moreover, in 12 urban constituencies, the vote share increased by more than 10 percentage points compared to 2008.
The table lists the change in turnout in 2023 compared to 2008, 2013 and 2018 (in percentage points). A negative number shows a decrease in turnout and a positive number shows an increase. For instance, in Shanti Nagar, the turnout increased by 10.3 points in 2023 compared to 2008, 3.4 points in 2023 compared to 2013, and 1.2 points in 2023 compared to 2018.
