According to the Election Commission of India, which put the overall voter turnout at the close of polling on Wednesday at 72.68 per cent, over 94,000 senior citizens and PwDs (people with disabilities) cast their votes from home in Karnataka, in what the poll panel said was a first in In
JD(S) chief and former Prime Minister HD Devegowda on Wednesday cast his vote at his native village, Haradanahalli in Hassan district, during the polling for the Karnataka Assembly.
Polling for the Karnataka Assembly ended at 6 pm on Wednesday and the overall voter turnout till 5 pm was recorded at 65.69 per cent, informed the Election Commission (EC).
"I've been voting at that polling booth for the last 55 years. Seeing the enthusiasm of the people, I feel that my party will come to power and we will win with the majority," says Congress national president.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the voters to come out in large numbers and participate in bypolls for four assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Meghalaya and one Lok sabha seat in Punjab on Wednesday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday urged people in Karnataka to come out in large numbers to vote for "good governance, development and prosperity in the state".
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that the people of the state have already decided to vote for Bharatiya Janata Party in the May 10 assembly elections.