Bengaluru, Apr 26 (PTI) Practically half of Bengaluru’s voters didn’t flip as much as vote within the Lok Sabha elections on Friday.
Voting happened in 14 constituencies in Karnataka, with the Election Fee estimating the turnout at 69.23 per cent.
Nevertheless, the proportion of voters who exercised their franchise in three city constituencies within the metropolis — Bangalore Central, Bangalore North and Bangalore South — was considerably decrease.
The approximate voter turnout in Bangalore Central was 52.81 per cent, Bangalore North – 54.42 per cent and Bangalore South – 53.15 per cent.
Within the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the turnout in Bengaluru Central was 54.32 per cent, Bengaluru North – 54.76 per cent and Bengaluru South – 53.70 per cent.
Election Fee officers had been upset that the voter apathy endured regardless of their vigorous efforts to extend participation.
“There is no such thing as a rationalization for it. That’s the reality,” a high EC official mentioned.
In line with ballot officers, scorching summer time warmth is alleged to be one of many causes for the folks not turning up at polling cubicles within the metropolis.
Nevertheless, Bangalore Rural noticed an approximate voter turnout of 67.29 per cent.
Mandya and Kolar had a turnout of 81.48 per cent and 78.07 per cent, respectively.
The Election Fee in Karnataka got here out with a number of initiatives to extend turnout on this election in city constituencies — from encouraging the general public to make use of varied apps to placing QR codes on voter slips to find polling cubicles.
Voter Helpline, ‘Know Your Candidate’ and updating particulars about variety of voters in queue and type of parking amenities out there at polling cubicles, particularly in Bengaluru, and an elaborate sales space election administration plan had been among the many different measures taken.
The EC had additionally provide you with higher amenities on the polling stations within the city constituencies primarily based on the suggestions they obtained following a survey performed by the Election Fee within the areas which registered low voter turnout within the 2023 Karnataka Meeting election and the earlier Lok Sabha elections. PTI AMP RS KH