Karnataka records 70% voter turnout for Assembly elections
Karnataka on Saturday witnessed a voter turnout of 70% till 6 pm, short of the 71.2% turnout recorded in 2013. 58,000 polling booths were set up for 222 of the 224 electoral constituencies; however, polling was cancelled at a polling station in Hebbal constituency after EVMs malfunctioned. 883 of the over 2,600 candidates who contested the elections are reportedly crorepatis.