Polling percentage in Haveri Lok Sabha Constituency exceeds 2019 figure
The Hindu
Haveri Deputy Commissioner reports 77.60% voter turnout in Lok Sabha Constituency, with Hirekerur recording highest polling at 82.68%.
Haveri Deputy Commissioner and Returning Officer Raghunandan Murthy has said that 77.60% of the total voters in the Lok Sabha Constituency exercised their franchise during polling held on Tuesday.
The constituency has a total of 17,92,774 voters, including 9,02,119 male, 8,99,572 female and 83 voters belonging to the third gender.
Of them, a total of 13,91,214 voters, including 7,13,613 male voters, 6,77,577 female and 24 of the third gender, cast their votes on Tuesday taking the polling percentage to 77.60.
The Haveri Lok Sabha Constituency comprises the eight Assembly segments of Haveri, Hirekerur, Hangal, Byadgi, Ranebennur, Shirahatti, Gadag and Ron. Of them, Hirekerur Assembly segment recorded the highest polling of 82.68%, while Shirahatti recorded the lowest of 72.19%.
During the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Haveri recorded a polling percentage of 74.01 and it has now increased by 3.59% taking it to 77.60, Mr. Raghunandan Murthy has said.
As per official data, 1,66,031 voters (72.19%) in Shirahatti Assembly segment, 1,70,591 voters (74.30%) in Gadag, 1,74,948 voters (73.16%) in Ron, 1,77,799 voters (82.38%) in Hangal, 1,84,256 voters (77.29%) in Haveri, 1,74,346 voters (82.02%), 1,55,519 voters (82.63%) in Hirekerur and 1,87,724 voters (78.53%) in Ranebennur Assembly segments exercised their franchise.
Compared to the figure recorded in Gadag district, the polling percentage in the five Assembly segments of Haveri Lok Sabha Constituency is higher, Mr. Raghunandan Murthy has said.
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