Polling in five Lok Sabha constituencies spread across seven districts of Kalyana Karnataka region was, by and large, peaceful except for a few incidents.
Despite the extreme heat wave that swept most parts of the region, people enthusiastically went to the polling stations and exercised their franchise. The polling stations saw fewer voters during the mid-day hours owing to the extreme temperature that was hovering between 44 degrees Celsius and 46 degrees Celsius in most parts of the region.
Persons with disabilities and the old and the sick being assisted by volunteers or their relatives at the polling stations to cast their votes was a common scene across the region.
