1. Karnataka goes to polls, records 65.59% voter turnout by 5 p.m.
Karnataka turned into a poll battleground on May 10 as voting got underway for elections to 224 constituencies of the State Legislative Assembly. Voting began at 7 a.m. for the keenly-fought elections after a fortnight of high-decibel campaign blitzkrieg. Tentative voter turnout figures of 65.69% were recorded till 5 p.m. The results will be announced on May 13.
The voter turnout was 8.26% at 9 a.m. It progressed through the day and breached the 50% mark by 3 p.m. The Election Commission is hoping to surpass the 2018 polling percentage of 72%.
