Karnataka Council Polls: North-East Teachers’ Constituency Records 86.97 Percent Turnout, West Graduates’ 75.62 Percent
The BJP is seeking to retain both seats, currently held by SV Sankanur from the West Graduates’ constituency and Shashil G Namoshi from the North-East Teachers’ constituency.
Dharwad/Kalaburagi:Polling for the West Graduates’ and North-East Teachers’ constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Council concluded peacefully on Friday, with 75.62 per cent and 86.97 per cent turnout, respectively.
The BJP is seeking to retain both seats, currently held by SV Sankanur from the West Graduates’ constituency and Shashil G Namoshi from the North-East Teachers’ constituency. The Congress has fielded Mohan Limbikai and Sharanappa Mattur, respectively.
In the West Graduates’ constituency, 73,658 of the 97,400 registered voters exercised their franchise. The turnout included 45,110 men and 28,548 women, according to election officer KM Janaki, Regional Commissioner of Belagavi.
Haveri district recorded the highest turnout among the four districts in the constituency, at 78.71 per cent, followed by Gadag at 77.66 per cent, Uttara Kannada at 76.52 per cent and Dharwad at 71.80 per cent.
The North-East Teachers’ constituency, which covers Kalaburagi, Bidar, Raichur, Yadgir, Koppal, Ballari and Vijayanagara districts, recorded a turnout of 86.97 per cent, with 30,250 of its 34,784 registered voters casting their votes. Of them, 18,008 were men and 12,242 were women, election officer Zahira Naseem, Regional Commissioner of Kalaburagi, said.
Koppal recorded the highest district turnout at 92.59 per cent, followed by Vijayanagara at 91.07 per cent and Yadgir at 90.79 per cent. Bidar recorded 86.47 per cent, Ballari 86.50 per cent, Raichur 86.04 per cent and Kalaburagi 84.38 per cent.
Earlier in the day Dharwad Deputy Commissioner Snehal R cast her vote at a polling booth 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.
The polling process was largely peaceful, barring minor arguments at some booths.
