Except for a few untoward incidents, polling in the 41 Assembly segments spread across the seven districts of Kalyana Karnataka was, by and large, peaceful on Wednesday. People were seen enthusiastically coming to the polling stations with their family members and friends, exercising their franchises and, some of them, taking selfies and posing for photos after casting their votes.
The turnout, which was thin in the morning, went on to grow with the day. Political parties, candidates and their supporters were found busy bringing the voters to the polling stations and helping them, especially the aged and the sick, to cast their votes.
As per the figures provided by the Election Commission (EC) at 5 p.m., Kampli segment in Ballari district recorded the highest voter turnout with 78.9%. The other segments on the top were Kudligi (75.03%), Yelburga (74.35%), Harapanahalli (73.9%), Hagari Bommanahalli (72.98%), Kanakagiri (72.89%), Siruguppa (71.15%), Hadagali (71.08), Raichur Rural (70.98%), Bhalki (70.46%), and Gangavati (70.05%).
