Karnataka, May 5 (ANI): In Karnataka, the legislative assembly, which concluded at 6 pm with 60 percent voter turnout till 5 pm.
There were some clashes during the polling even though the authorities had made elaborate security arrangements for peaceful elections.
Polling had begun on a strong note at 7 AM, with turnout being 15 to 20 per cent in the first three hours.
Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and 106-year-old seer of the Tumkur-based famed Siddaganga Mutt, Shivakumar Swamy, were among the early voters.
Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu, Union Ministers M Mallikarjuna Kharge and M Veerappa Moily, Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President G Parameshwara, BJP State unit President Prahlad Joshi, and Karnataka Janatha Paksha supremo B S Yeddyurappa were among those who voted in the initial hours.
At a couple of places, including in Mahadevapura segment in the city, polling was delayed by a few minutes following malfunctioning of electronic voting machines Authorities had made elaborate security arrangements for peaceful and smooth conduct of polls.
Polling is being held in 223 segments, with the one in Periyapatna in Mysore district having been postponed to May 28 following the death of BJP candidate.
Over 2.5-lakh people were on poll duty.
Police personnel deployed on the ground were more than 1.35-lakh, and authorities kept a special vigil in hypersensitive booths with the help of cameras.
There were a total of 2940 candidates in the fray. (ANI)
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