Mangaluru : The state Assembly elections in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts begun at 7 am and concluded at 6 pm without any unwanted incident.

Dakshina Kannada district at 6pm  77.63% declared,  Mangaluru South recording a turnout of 67.47%, Mangaluru North 74.55%, Beltangady 81.40%, Moodbidri 75.41%, Bantwal 81.89%, Puttur 81.70% and Sullia 83%. Altogether, 24 control units, 21 ballot units and 42 VVPATs were found faulty and were immediately fixed or replaced.

Udupi district was 78.87%, with Udupi taluk polling 77.38%, Byndoor 77.76%, Kundapur 79.05%, Kaup 76.79% and Karkala 77.85%.

Hourly Report

 5 pm : 72.05% in Dakshina Kannada, with Mangaluru South polling 64.93%, Mangaluru North 71.29%, Beltangady 78%, Moodbidri 65%, Ullal 71.51%, Bantwal 79.07%, Puttur 78.47% and Sullia 75.30%.

Udupi district, the total percentage of voter turnout stood at 75.68%, with Udupi taluk recording 75.59, Byndoor 75.66%, Kundapur 75.76%, Kaup 76.08% and Karkala 75.03%.

3 pm ; Dakshina Kannada recorded a voter turnout of 55.26%, with Mangaluru South polling 53.63%, Mangaluru North 60.23%, Moodbidri 60.84%, Ullal 60.57%, Beltangady 65.12%, Bantwal 67.64%, Puttur 65.31% and Sullia 46.65%.

Udupi district saw a voter turnout of 63.50% by 3 pm, with Udupi taluk polling 63.56%, Byndoor 63.74%, Kundapur 62.29%, Kaup 63.57% and Karkala 64.54%.

1 pm :  Dakshina Kannada 46%, Mangaluru South recording a turnout of 39%, Mangaluru North 48%, Beltangady 52%, Moodbidri 43%, Ullal 47%, Bantwal 53%, Puttur 51% and Sullia 43%.

Udupi district, the voter turnout was 50.66%, with Udupi taluk seeing a turnout of 50.96%, Kaup 49.44 percent, Karkala 52.13%, Byndoor 50.62% and Kundapur 49.78 percent. Bhatkal saw a voter turnout of 48% by 1 pm.