NEW DELHI: The voter turnout in the ongoing Karnataka Assembly polls was recorded at 52.18 per cent till 3 pm on Wednesday, the Election Commission informed on Wednesday.
At 63.36 per cent, Ramanagara recorded the highest voter turnout at 3 pm while the BBMP (South) recorded the lowest voter turnout at 40.28 per cent.
The overall voter turnout till 1 pm was recorded at 37.25 per cent, a significant uptick from 20.99 per cent at 11 am. Polling for 224 Assembly constituencies in Karnataka began at 7 am on Wednesday. After a slow start, the turnout picked up as the day wore on.
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Central recorded 29.41 per cent voter turnout till 1 pm while it was 29.90 per cent in BBMP (North). BBMP (South) saw a voting percentage of 30.68 per cent, Bagalkot 40.87 per cent, Bangalore Rural 40.16 per cent, Bangalore Urban 31.54 per cent, Belagavi 37.48 and Ballari 39.74 per cent till 1 pm.
Dakshina Kannada recorded 44.17 per cent voter turnout, Bijapur 36.55 per cent, Davanagere 38.64 per cent, Uttara Kannada 42.43 per cent and Tumakuru 40.60 per cent.
The ongoing Assembly polls would decide the electoral fates of 2,615 candidates across parties. In this year’s Assembly polls, the Congress (supported by the CPI), and JD(S) are contesting on their own, aiming to form their government with a full majority. In the previous state polls, the Congress and JDS had contested as partners. (ANI)