Karnataka byelections live updates: 44.59% voter turnout recorded in Hangal till 1pm, 32.49% in Sindgi

Sindgi JD(S) candidate Naziya Angadi casts her vote at Ganihar village

Sindgi BJP candidate Ramesh Bhusanur casts his vote at Devenagaon

Sindgi Congress candidate Ashok Managuli casts his vote at Malaghan village

The EC has set up play area for children at polling station premises while their parents cast their votes at Akkialur in Hangal polling station

Sindgi: Brisk voting expected in the afternoon.

44.59% voter turnout recorded at Hangal LAC, 32.49% at Sindgi till 1pm

Hangal bypoll: Young voters cast their votes for the first time

Hangal bypoll: A 108-year-old woman, Honnamma Pujar, casts her vote at Hirehullyal polling station

Women stand in long queue to cast their votes at a polling station in Hangal

Two fans of Puneeth Rajkumar die in Belagavi; one dies due to massive heart attack and another by suicide

Congress leaders have alleged that the JD(S) deliberately fielded minority candidates for the Hangal and Sindgi by-elections to help the BJP (PTI)

General observer Dr Madhavi Khode visits polling station at Sammasagi at Hangal assembly segment

Revati Udasi wife of MP Shivakumar Udasi who was strong aspirant for the BJP ticket to contest in Hangal bypoll cast her vote with family

Medical facility outside a polling station in Hangal

Variation in voters' turnout is found between the data of website of chief electoral officer Karnataka and Election Commission of India

MP Shivakumar, his family cast their votes in Hangal byelection at Hangal town on Saturday

18.92% voter turnout recorded in Sindgi bypoll till 11am

Hangal bypoll: 24.31 % voting up to 11am

Women stand in a queue to cast their votes at Hanumanakoppa polling station in Hangal

This is the first electoral challenge for CM Basavaraj Bommai after taking charge. Retaining Hangal is even more important for him as it is the neighbouring constituency to his Shiggaon assembly segment (PTI)