Apart from urban apathy and cynicism in the middle class, floating population, discrepancies in the electoral rolls, the cumbersome process of getting names deleted from the rolls and lack of information on the candidates are some of the reasons that experts pointed out for the low voter turnout in the April 26 Lok Sabha polls in Bengaluru Urban district.
The three Lok Sabha constituencies in the city have clocked the lowest turnout among the seats in the State where elections were held on April 26, with Bengaluru South recording the lowest at 53.17%.
Participating in a panel discussion organised by Bangalore Political Action Committee (BPAC) on Friday, Sandeep Shastri, National Coordinator of Lokniti Network (that conducts Election Studies), said in urban areas, the voters’ list is inflated because of a floating population, duplication of names or because names of many who have either residing outside Bengaluru or abroad have not been deleted.
