The Election Commission of India is targeting to improve voting percentage in about 5,000 polling booths in Karnataka that have reported a voter turnout below the State’s average of 68%.
According to Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka Manoj Kumar Meena, the below-average voting percentage in the 2019 parliamentary polls was reported in about 43 urban Assembly constituencies, including all 28 constituencies in Bengaluru and some in Mysuru, Tumakuru, Davangere, Mangaluru, Kalaburagi, and Vijayapura.
While 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in the State are going to the polls on April 26, another 14 will see polling on May 7. As many 2.88 crore voters, including 5.99 lakh first-time voters, 2.26 lakh persons with disabilities, and 3.4 lakh voters aged above 85, will be eligible to exercise their franchise in the second phase.
