73.19 percent polling was recorded in the Karnataka assembly elections. Sharing the final figures on Thursday, election officials called it a record turnout. Votes were cast for 224 assembly seats in the state on Wednesday. The Chief Electoral Office (CEO) of Karnataka said, “Karnataka has created a new record for itself. The final voter turnout for the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 was recorded at 73.19 percent.
Highest polling of 85.56 percent in Chikkaballapura district
Chikkaballapura district recorded the highest voter turnout of 85.56 per cent, followed by Bengaluru Rural at 85.08 per cent, Ramanagara district at 85.04 per cent, Mandya district at 84.45 per cent and Tumakuru district at 83.58 per cent, the lowest in the state at 52.33 per cent, according to official data. The polling was recorded in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) south limits (parts of Bengaluru city).
No signs of repolling in any of the 58,545 polling stations
The Election Commission (EC) had said on Wednesday night, “Polling was largely peaceful in all 224 assembly constituencies of Karnataka with no signs of re-polling in any of the 58,545 polling stations.” Karnataka recorded a voter turnout of 72.36 percent in the 2018 assembly elections. That election resulted in a hung assembly, in which the BJP emerged as the single largest party with 104 seats, but fell short of the majority mark. The counting of votes for 224 assembly seats in the state will take place on May 13.
The lowest voter turnout was in 1957 at 51.3 percent.
The lowest ever voter turnout in Karnataka was in 1957, its first assembly election, when 51.3% of the electorate exercised their vote. Then the number of eligible voters was 1.25 crore. The Congress won 150 of the 208 seats that year, with S Nijalingappa elected chief minister.
Second highest voting percentage in 2108
In the 2018 elections, which saw the second highest voter turnout in Karnataka’s electoral history, the BJP emerged as the single largest party with 104 seats. The current ruling party Congress, which won 122 seats in 2013, was reduced to 80 seats, while JD(S) got 37 seats. However, in terms of percentage of votes polled, the Congress was ahead of the BJP, securing 38.14% as compared to 36.35% for the BJP. JD(S) got 18.3% votes.
In 2013, the ruling BJP was defeated
In 2013, the ruling BJP was defeated, mainly because former CM BS Yeddyurappa quit the party and formed the Karnataka Janata Paksha. In an election where 72.1% of the electorate cast their vote, the BJP’s tally fell to 40 seats from 110 in 2008, with Yeddyurappa’s party cutting into several seats, though winning only six constituencies. Congress won the 2013 election with 122 seats and 54.46% vote share. JD(S) got 40 seats.
Highest water turnout was in 1978
In the 1978 elections, which saw the biggest ever jump in voting share between two elections in Karnataka – from 61.57% to 71.90% – D Devaraj Urs’s leadership after becoming the first person to complete a five-year term in the state Came back as CM and came back. To give power The Urs is credited with weaving together a social alliance of Dalits, OBCs and minorities in the state (known as the Ahinda movement in Kannada). In 1978, the Congress won 149 seats, while the now-disbanded Janata Party won 59.
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