The Hindu (Mangalore)

Udupi- Chikkamaga­luru constituen­cy sees increase in voting compared to DK

According to the nal voting report released by the Election Commission o cials, Udupi-Chikkamaga­luru recorded 77.15% voting while Dakshina Kannada registered 77.56% voting

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The voter turnout in the 18th Lok Sabha elections was up in the Udupi-Chikkamaga­luru constituen­cy. However, the percentage came down in the Dakshina Kannada constituen­cy as compared to that in 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

According to the €nal voting report released by the Returning O„cers of Udupi-Chikkamaga­luru and Dakshina Kannada constituen­cies on Saturday, 77.15% voting was recorded in Udupi-Chikkamaga­luru constituen­cy on Friday against 76.07% voting recorded in 2019.

Dakshina Kannada recorded 77.56% voting against 77.99% of voting registered in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Dakshina Kannada

Sullia Assembly constituen­cy in Dakshina Kannada recorded the highest 83.01% polling and the lowest polling of 67.17% was registered in Mangaluru City South.

Apathy to voting by urban voters in Mangaluru City South, which is a complete city area, continued when compared to Mangaluru City North, which is a mixture of both urban and rural areas.

SVEEP activities

The Election Commission of India will undertake enhanced Systematic Voter Education and Electoral Participat­ion (SVEEP) activities in Mangaluru City South Assembly constituen­cy that had recorded 66.09% voter turnout as against the district average of 77.39% in the 2023 Assembly polls, in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections.

Mangaluru City South Assembly constituen­cy had recorded 66.09% voter turnout in the 2023 Assembly polls, in the run up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Dakshina Kannada has recorded 96.28 % of postal ballots in the current Lok

Sabha elections. It includes the votes cast by senior citizens aged and above, persons with disabiliti­es, and o„cials who were on polling duty. Of 8,867 eligible vo85 ters, 8537 voters voted, according to the Returning O„cer M.P. Mullai Muhilan.

Udupi-Chikkamaga­luru

The highest polling under the Udupi-Chikkamaga­luru constituen­cy was recorded in the Sringeri Assembly constituen­cy that registered 80.31% polling. The last polling of 70.73% was registered in the Tarikere Assembly segment.

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 ?? UMESH S. SHETTIGAR ?? Voters standing in queue at a polling boothŸin Udupi on Friday.
UMESH S. SHETTIGAR Voters standing in queue at a polling boothŸin Udupi on Friday.
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