Mangaluru: The elections are progressing smoothly in the district. At 1 PM close to 46 percent of the voters have exercised their right to vote.
The rains that lashed the district yesterday provided a respite from the scorching heat in the morning hours. Voters lined up right from the start of the election at 7 AM in the district. As noon approached close to half of the votes were cast in majority of the election booths in the district.
The constituency-wise voting percentage at 1 PM is as follows:
| Constituency |
Voting till 1 PM |
Voting till 5PM |
| Belthangady |
52 percent |
78 percent |
| Moodabidri |
43 percent |
65 percent |
| Mangaluru North |
48 percent |
71.29 percent |
| Mangaluru South |
39 percent |
64.93 percent |
| Mangaluru |
47 percent |
71.51 percent |
| Bantwal |
53 percent |
79.07 percent |
| Puttur |
51 percent |
78.47 percent |
| Sullia |
43 percent |
75.3 percent |
The polling booths will be open till 6 PM. The election commission official said they were confident that the voter turnout would increase as the day progresses.
Update:
At 5PM, the voting percentage in Dakshina Kannda district stands at 72.05 percent.
