Karnataka records all-time high voter turnout, 10 districts clock at above 80%

Karnataka had an all-time high voter turnout of 73.19% for assembly polls on Wednesday, with Chikkaballapur district showing the highest figures at 85.56%..

The state had a turnout of 72.4% in the 2018 polls and 71.83% in the 2013, marking a steady increasing trend...

This year 10 districts out of 34 had a voter turnout of more than 80% - Chamrajnagar, Chikkaballapur, Bengaluru Rural, Chitradurga, Hassan, Haveri, Kolar, Mandya, Ramanagram and Tumkur...

Karnataka's chief electoral officer Manoj Kumar Meena thanked all the voters for participating in the polls with a record turnout..