1. Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase 2 | Voter turnout at 63.90% in Karnataka at 5 p.m.
Karnataka recorded 63.90% voter turnout at 5 p.m. on Phase II of polling for Lok Sabha elections, according to Election Commission of India. As the State began polling in 14 constituencies on April 26, most polling booths in Bengaluru witnessed long queues from 6.30 a.m. While the early hours of the morning saw strong voter turnout, the rising summer temperature kept most voters away as noon approached.
Many first-time voters, senior citizens and people with disabilities turned up in large numbers across the State to exercise their franchise. From Rahul Dravid to Yash to Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, cricketers, actors and businesspersons, made a beeline to the voting centres and also uploaded the images of their inked fingers on social media, encouraging millions of their followers to follow suit.
