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Highest Turnout in Karnataka Since 1952, Re-polling in 3 Booths

Polling will be held in 222 constituencies of the 224-member Karnataka Assembly.

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The Karnataka State Election Commission on Sunday, 13 May announced that repolling will be held in three polling booths across the state on Monday.

The voter turnout in the Karnataka Assembly was 70 percent, announced the EC on 12 May.

Click here for live updates on the exit polls.

Snapshot
  • Re-polling will be held in Hebbal, and Koppal’s Kushtagi town
  • 70 per cent voter turnout in Karnataka Assembly polls: EC
  • 222 of 224 constituencies went to polls on 12 May
  • No party in Karnataka has won a second successive term in office since 1985
  • Results will be declared on 15 May
9:33 AM , 14 May

Re-Polling Underway in Koppal district's Kushtagi Constituency

Polling will be held in 222 constituencies of the 224-member Karnataka Assembly.

Re-polling started at booth numbers 20 and 21 in Koppal district's Kushtagi constituency.

A re-election was announced on Saturday due to faulty EVMs in three constituency. Re-election will also be held in Hebbal’s Polling Station No 2 at Gandhi Vidyalaya, where 14,44 voters are registered.

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2:18 AM , 14 May

Re-voting in Three Booths Across State on Monday

The Karnataka State Election Commission on Sunday, 13 May announced that re-polling will be held in three polling booths across the state on Monday. Polling will be held between 7am to 6pm.

One of the station were re-polling will be held is at Hebbal’s Polling Station No 2 at Gandhi Vidyalaya, where 14,44 voters are registered.

Re-polling will also be held in Koppal’s Kushtagi, reportedly due to faulty EVMs.

6:51 PM , 13 May

Voter Turnout at 72.13% Highest Since 1952 State Polls: CEO

The 72.13 per cent voter turnout in the Karnataka Assembly elections has broken all records and is the highest since the 1952 state polls, Chief Electoral Officer Sanjeev Kumar said PTI on 13 May.

"The voter turnout in the polls broke all records last night. By midnight, the figures showed that it was 72.13 per cent," he told PTI.

Kumar said the 2013 Assembly polls had recorded a turnout of 71.45 percent, which was the highest in the last six Assembly elections. It was 65 percent in 2008 and 2004, 69 percent in the 1989 and 1994 and 69 percent in the 1990 elections, he said.

8:36 PM , 12 May

Out of The 64,297 Ballet Units, 212 Units Malfunctioned

Out of the 64,297 ballet units, 212 units malfunctioned, according to the state election officials. Out of the 57,782 control units, 340 units malfunctioned and out of 57,786 VVPAT 698 malfunctioned.

Repoll of polling station 2, in Hebbal constituency, where the polling was rejected following machine malfunction, will take place on 14 May.

The election commission also announced that 5,40,762 litres of liquor worth Rs 24.93 crore were seized, Rs 44.28 crore worth gold and silver and Rs 40.10 lakh worth drugs were seized. 26 cases of paid news also came out as well, out of which 15 have been confirmed.

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Published: 11 May 2018, 10:38 PM IST
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