Early Voting for Karnataka in Lok Sabha Polls Record-Breaking

Voters in Karnataka turned out in solid numbers in the early hours of polling, with Dakshina Kannada leading at 14.33% and Mandya and Chamarajanagar lagging at 7.70% by 9am, as the state's 14 Lok Sabha seats went to polls.

The polling stations of Karnataka's 14 Lok Sabha seats was visited by voters in early hours of the day, as the latest phase of the 2024 parliamentary elections commenced.

The first hour of polling, which is from 7:00 am to 9:00 am, saw an overall state wide voter turnout of 9.21%, as per early data released by the Election Commission. The pioneers were the residents of Dakshina Kannada district who were able to vote 14.33% of them in the first two hours of voting.

In spite of that, the turnout was particularly minimal among some areas of the state as the year began. The Mandya and Chamarajanagar districts both started with poor voter participation rate of mere 7.70% till 9 am.

Polling officials continue to be hopeful that the drop in turnout will improve as the day progresses across the Karnataka electoral battle grounds, which include some high-profile constituencies like Bangalore South, Bangalore North and Mysore.

The elections are the state at the time when Karnataka's issues like that of economic development, infrastructure and governance are a matter of hot debates between the two major parties the state.

Elected officials will perform the function of crucial policy makers who will be affecting everything from industrial growth to rural empowerment for the next five years. All the total 28 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state are to be contested in this election.

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While early trends may not be indicative of the final results, the impressive turnout on the opening day indicates that it will be a close fight between the political parties across the state. The question on everyone's mind is if this steady momentum of the voters will last till the evening.

At present, election authorities exhort all the eligible voters to cast their votes in the coming election which is in the prospect of turning out to be a momentous democratic exercise.