Karnataka Council Polls: West Graduates’ Records 27.46 pc, North-East Teachers’ 43.16 pc Turnout By Noon
The BJP currently holds both seats, with SV Sankanur representing the West Graduates’ constituency and Shashil G Namoshi the North-East Teachers’ constituency. The Congress has fielded Mohan Limbikai and Sharanappa Mattur, respectively
Dharwad: Polling for the North-East Teachers’ and West Graduates’ constituencies began on Friday morning, with the BJP seeking to retain both seats and the Congress attempting to wrest them from the BJP.
By noon, the West Graduates’ constituency had recorded 27.46 per cent polling, while the North-East Teachers’ constituency recorded a higher turnout of 43.16 per cent.
The BJP currently holds both seats, with SV Sankanur representing the West Graduates’ constituency and Shashil G Namoshi the North-East Teachers’ constituency. The Congress has fielded Mohan Limbikai and Sharanappa Mattur, respectively.
The West Graduates’ constituency covers Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri and Uttara Kannada districts, while the North-East Teachers’ constituency comprises Bidar, Kalaburagi, Raichur, Yadgir, Koppal, Ballari and Vijayanagara districts. A total of 14 candidates are in the fray in the West Graduates’ constituency and 13 in the North-East Teachers’ constituency.
In Dharwad Deputy Commissioner Snehal R cast her vote at a polling booth set up in Room No. 2 of the Karnataka College Management, Student and Computer Science and BBA building at Karnataka Arts College in Dharwad.
Congress candidate Mohan Limbikai voted at the Government Kannada Primary School in Basaveshwar Nagar, Hubballi, while Union Minister Pralhad Joshi cast his vote at Fatima School in Keshwapur, Hubballi.
KM Janaki, the election officer for the Karnataka West Graduates’ Constituency election and Regional Commissioner of Belagavi, visited polling booths 21 and 22 at the Dharwad tahsildar’s office. She inspected the election section and interacted with booth-level officers (BLOs).
Polling was higher in the West Graduates’ constituency, where 26,747 of the 97,400 registered voters had cast their votes by noon, recording a turnout of 27.46 per cent. The voters included 16,358 men and 10,389 women. The North-East Teachers’ constituency recorded 43.16 per cent polling, with 15,012 of the 34,784 registered voters exercising their franchise, including 9,054 men and 5,958 women.
North-East Teachers’ constituency Election observer Shivakumar KB visited polling booth No. 73 at the Government Higher Primary School in Mahagaon village of Kamalapur taluk. Kamalapur Tahsildar Mohammed Mohasin accompanied him.
Returning Officer Zahira Naseem visited polling booths 66 and 67 at the Government Junior College in Adarsh Nagar, Kalaburagi, on Friday and reviewed the polling process.