The polling in Shivamogga Lok Sabha constituency, spread over seven assembly segments of Shivamogga district and Byndoor of Udupi district, was peaceful on Tuesday. Barring a couple of incidents where electronic voting machines developed technical glitches, the process was smooth.
Many voters turned up to exercise their right to vote in the early hours. As the booths were open to the voters, after the mock poll exercise, many were already in queue in many places, including Shivamogga city. The voters felt that it was better to vote early in the day, as the temperature would go up as the day went by.
In parts of Gadikoppa, Vinoba Nagar, Navule, Durgigudi and other localities of the city, the voters’ response was impressive. Many first-time voters took selfies after casting their votes. The Election Commission had set up model booths with different themes to attract voters.
