TV9 News : Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha By-Poll Result - 11/12

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TV9 News : Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha By-Poll Result - 11/12......, Though the polling for Lok Sabha election in Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency went on peacefully, the turn out of voters across the constituency had been rather poor, reflecting strong sense of reluctance from the voters to come to the polling booths. According to sources the turn out in all the four assembly constituencies in the district witnessed 64 per cent polling. Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency saw 68.14 per cent polling. In Sringeri the turn out was estimated to be 73 per cent while Chikmagalur had 50 per cent, Mudigere 64 per cent and Tarikere had 56 per cent polling. Last elections, the total polling was registered at 62.5 per cent with Sringeri registering 64 per cent, Mudigere at 54 per cent, Chikmagalur at 61 per cent and Tarikere at 52 per cent. Intense security had been provided at all the naxal affected areas and at the hyper-sensitive booths. Due to this the voters walked up to the booths fearlessly. Chikmagalur, Mudigere, Tarikere and Sringeri constituencies saw just 30 per cent turn out till afternoon. It is said that both, summer heat and India-Pakistan cricket tournament had made voters stay indoor in a big way. At places like Hakkandur and Joladal, only three to four people were seen waiting in the queue. In Aldoor only 291 voters came to cast votes out of 1,219 voters. However, voters came in large numbers at Basavanahalli and market road booths in Chikmagalur city. Boycott Barring the voters boycotting polls at Harlagadde in Mudigere constituency and at Yalugere in Tarikere polling went on smoothly. Condemning inadequate infrastructure facilities in the region, voters of both villages boycotted the election and vented out their anger against Government and political parties. Though local MLA M P Kumaraswamy and others tried their level best to convince the angry voters, it yielded no results. The villagers even charged Kumaraswamy and asked him to return. At Yalugere 800 voters unanimously decided to stay away from polling booths. JD(S) candidate S L Bhojegowda performed 'Go Puja' along with his wife Achala before proceeding to the polling booth to cast his vote. Chikmagalur MLA C T Ravi cast his vote along with his wife at Vijayapura extension booth. In naxal affected areas Polling went on swiftly without any violent episodes, in all the naxal infested areas of Koppa taluk on Sunday, for Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha polls. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Border Security Force (BSF) and civil police had been posted at the polling booths to ensure security. Hyper-sensitive booths of Menasinahadya, Heggaru, Haralane, Golugodu, Kittalaguli, Bairedevaru and Kallugudde registered 60 per cent turn out till afternoon. The taluk registered 5 per cent polling after two hours of commencement of the polls. By 12 noon the graph rose to 25.2 per cent and by 2 pm it was 40 per cent. While voters complained of rude and unapproachable security personnel at Golugodu, missing names of some of the voters in the list caused confusion at Nuggi and Binthravalli areas. On the other hand spoilt electronic voting machines delayed the voting process by one hour. There are 106 polling booths in the Taluk where 28,965 men and 29,194 cast their votes. The by poll is being held after the seat of Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency turned vacant as the then MP D V Sadananda Gowda had to resign from the post after he became the Chief Minister. The destiny of 17 candidates including Congress candidate Jayaprakash Hegde, BJP candidate Sunil Kumar and JD(S) candidate S L Bhoje Gowda has been stored in the electronic voting machines. The results will be out on March 21. Karnataka by-poll, Karnataka by-Elections, Udupi-Chikmagalur By-Polls, Udupi-Chikmagalur By-Elections, Karnataka Lok Sabha bypoll, Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha By-Poll, Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha By-Elections, Karnataka By Election Results 2012, Udupi-Chikmagalur LS seat, Udupi-Chikmagalur Results, Udupi-Chikmagalur By-Election Results, Udupi-Chikmagalur Bypoll Results, Udupi-Chikmagalur Election Results, Congress Wins Udupi-Chikmagalur Elections, Udupi-Chikmagalur Results Live.