Voting ended for the four seats in the Karnataka legislative council. BJP is looking to wrest control of the 75-member upper house. The results of the elections will be declared on Wednesday. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:Read Less
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Over 67% voter turnout in Mysuru
Dharwad records 85.69% voting till 5pm
74.22% voting recorded in Hassan district
Mysuru records 58.53% voting till 4pm
Dharwad district registered 80 per cent polling in KSWT constituency at 4pm.
Nearly 66% voting in Hassan till 4pm
Chamarajanar sees nearly 63% voting till 4pm
Hassan MLA Preetham Gowda casting his vote
Polling percentage of Karnataka North-West Graduates constituency till 2pm
Mysuru district polling report till 2pm
Update from Mysuru region
Mandya records nearly 40% voter turnout, Hassan 45% and Chamarajanar 41% till 2pm.
Huge crowd gathered near polling booths in Mandya as voters continue to arrive in a huge number to cast their votes
Visual from a polling booth in Hassan
Polling picks up pace for KWTC
The polling which began on a poor note for Karnataka West Teachers constituency in Dharwad, picked up pace as the day progressed. At 1.30pm, the district had recorded 39.49% polling. No untoward incidents have prevailed so far. However some teachers were upset for not finding their names in the voters list. They said that even after submitting application seeking enrollment in voters list wee in advance, their names were missing.
Hotel has been given notice, we've asked specific questions, they will have to answer. Bengaluru city police has declared war on drugs & this was part of it. Earlier in the month, we'd conducted a raid, where 34 had tested positive for drugs: DCP East BS Guled
Siddhant Kapoor's medical shows he had consumed drugs. We've already arrested him & are following procedure. We will be sending him to judicial custody: DCP East Bheemashankar S Guled
Last night we got info that a party is going on & they've consumed drugs. We raided & detained 35 people. We didn't find any drugs on their person but found MDMA & ganja disposed of nearby. We'll investigate CCTV to check who disposed of it: DCP East BS Guled
Good voter turnout recorded in Hassan
BJP leaders visit polling booths to encourage their workers and appeal voters to support BJP candidate.
Visuals from polling booth in Mandya
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