JD(S)'s HD Deve Gowda, his wife Chennamma Deve Gowda, son HD Revanna & other family members cast their votes at polling booth no.244 in Holenarasipura town in Hassan district. pic.twitter.com/U40iXkAM1L
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Mysuru's erstwhile royal Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar casts his vote in Mysuru. #KarnatakaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/vPXyxobmpv
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Polling percentage stands at 10.6% as of 9.15 am: EC
The Election Commission said the voter turnout across Karnataka stood at 10.6 percent on Saturday morning till 9.15 am. Voting for the Karnataka Assembly election began at 7 am. Yeddyurappa says BJP will win; top 10 developments Karnataka Minister KJ George cast his vote in Bengaluru, he is contesting from Sarvagnanagar constituency.
The single phase polling for
Karnataka Assembly Election 2018 in 222 constituencies has begun. Today's votes will decide the fate of 2,636 candidates. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and JD (S) are the main contesting parties. The state has seen fever pitch campaigning by top leaders, each attempting to woo voters through their unique campaigning styles. Karnataka election has been billed as the quarterfinal before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls with huge stakes for both BJP and Congress. The ruling Congress and the BJP are the main contenders for power, while former prime minister H D Deve Gowda's JD(S) is likely to play the kingmaker, according to most surveys and opinion polls. The results for the Karnataka elections will be known on Tuesday. Although Karnataka Assembly has 224 seats, the election in Rajrajeshwari Nagar seat had been put off to May 28 following fake ID row. The election in south Bengaluru’s Jayanagar constituency was countermanded following the death of BJP’s candidate B N Vijayakumar on May 4.
The 223 constituencies include 36 reserved for the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and 15 for Scheduled Tribes (STs). No party in Karnataka has won a second successive term in office since 1985 when the Janata Dal under Ramakrishna Hegde had retained power. The Congress is aiming at retaining the only large state it rules after Punjab, while the BJP is striving to form its government in Karnataka, which party president Amit Shah said will be its "gateway to south", for a second time.
Four current and former chief ministers are also in the fray, including Siddramaiah, who is contesting from Badami and Chamundeshwari, Yeddyurappa from Shikaripura, Kumaraswamy (Chennapatna and Ramanagara), and BJP's Jagdish Shettar from Hubbali-Dharwad.
There are more than 49.8 million voters in Karnataka who are eligible to exercise their franchise to choose their representatives. Men account for over 25.2 million voters, women around 24.4 million, while there are 4,552 transgender electors. Election office sources said over 55,600 polling stations have been set up, and there would be some auxiliary booths too. Over 350,000 personnel will be on duty to ensure a free and fair poll.
Check your name on voter list online
Voters in Karnataka can check their names in the voter list online at www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Here are to steps to check your name in the electoral roll or voter list:
To search your name in the voter list, go to this link on the Karnataka CEO website.
From the three options available, i.e, finding your name with EPIC Number, Name and Other Details and cellphone number. The voter list can also be accessed on the Chunavana app launched by the Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer. A voter can check their polling booth as well as name in voter list by entering their EPIC number.
