Explained | Urban apathy or out-of-sync voter lists responsible for low turnout in Bengaluru?
The Hindu
Experts and civic group activists attribute the low turnout (Bengaluru: 55%, as compared to 73.19% for entire Karnataka) to errors in voter rolls, like duplication, deletion, and mismatched entries, and voters being forced to go from one booth to another searching for their names in the electoral rolls.
Bengaluru:
Despite multiple campaigns and initiatives by the Election Commission and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to improve voter participation, Bengaluru did not buck the trend of low turnout during the Karnataka Assembly elections on May 10.
Experts and civic group activists attribute the low turnout (Bengaluru: 55%, as compared to 73.19% for entire Karnataka) to errors in voter rolls, like duplication, deletion, and mismatched entries, and voters going from one booth to another searching for their names in the electoral rolls.
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The numbers for Bengaluru, released by the Election Commission on My 11, showed a voter turnout of 55%, barring postal votes and home voting. All four divisions in the city recorded a low voter turnout.
Among the four divisions, BBMP Central saw a turnout of 55.5%, BBMP North 52.59%, BBMP South 52.33%, and Bengaluru Urban 57.69%. In comparison, the voter turnout in all of Karnataka was 73.19%.
On March 29, while announcing the schedule for the State elections, the Election Commission of India had noted urban apathy in Karnataka. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar had said urban apathy is a major concern in Karnataka. EC had reached out to IT firms, colleges, start-ups to increase awareness on voting.
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