Pleasant weather, midweek voting day aid big turnout in Karnataka

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Karnataka witnessed a heavy voter turnout across its 58,545 polling stations, with the election commission issuing tokens to people who were queuing at 6 pm to allow them to vote outside of official hours..

A 23-year-old woman gave birth in a polling booth in the Ballari district, while a 49-year-old man died of a heart attack after voting in Hassan..

Despite some mild clashes reported, police described the overall atmosphere as peaceful, with no polling stations requiring a repoll.PTIVoters at a polling station during voting for Karnataka Assembly elections, in Bengaluru..

Bengaluru: Karnataka saw heavy polling, which continued well past 6 pm as people came out in large numbers across 58,545 polling stations..

EC said that the polling was largely peaceful in all the 224 assembly constituencies. Election authorities have not ordered a repoll in any of the 58,545 polling stations...