Updated: May 10, 2023 7:40 PM IST 
Karnataka Election 2023: After a high voltage campaign by the political parties, it is now time for the mega battle of ballots in Karnataka, with the state all set to elect its representatives to the 224-member Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. Voting for the high stakes Assembly elections in Karnataka began at 7 am in a state where the ruling BJP is eyeing to script history by retaining its southern citadel while a combative Congress eyes a comeback ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
While the ruling BJP aims to break a 38-year jinx in the southern state – which has never voted an incumbent party to power since 1985, the Congress will hope to return to power riding on allegations of corruption against the ruling party. A total of 5,31,33,054 electors are eligible to cast their votes in 58,545 polling stations across the state, where 2,615 candidates are in the fray.
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Karnataka Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Over 65.69% Voter Turnout recorded Till 5 PM
Karnataka Elections 2023 Live: At 63.36 per cent, Ramanagaram recorded the highest voter turnout at 3 pm while the B.B.M.P (South) recorded the lowest voter turnout at 40.28 per cent.
Karnataka Elections 2023 Live: 52.03% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 3 PM
52.03% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm, in #KarnatakaElections pic.twitter.com/NTUHWz03Sv
— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2023
Kannada actor Dhruva Sarja cast his vote in Bengaluru today.
#KarnatakaElections | Kannada actor Dhruva Sarja cast his vote in Bengaluru today. pic.twitter.com/rmjswAUUoM
— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2023
Karnataka Election 2023 Live: Rajya Sabha MP Dharmadhikari Veerendra Heggade casts vote in Mangaluru
Karnataka Election 2023 LIVE: Violent incidents reported in at least 3 places
At Masabinal village in Basavana Bagewadi taluk of Vijayapura district, several angry villagers destroyed some electronic voting machines, VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) machines and damaged the vehicles of polling officers, after “rumours” that the officials were “changing” the EVMs and VVPATs.
In Padmanabhanagar constituency in Bengaluru, some youth armed with sticks attacked their political rivals in a polling booth at Papaiah Garden. They went on a rampage in which a few women who were standing in queue to vote sustained injuries, the sources said.
At Sanjeevarayanakote in Ballari district, some Congress and the BJP workers came to blows. (PTI)
37.25% Voter turnout recorded at 1 pm
BBMP (Central)-29.41%
BBMP (North)- 29.90%
BBMP (South)- 30.68%
Bagalkot- 40.87%
Bangalore Rural- 40.16%
Bangalore Urban- 31.54%
Belgaum- 37.48%
Bellary- 39.74%
Bidar-37.11%
Bijapur-36.55%
Chamarajnagar- 30.63%
Chickaballapur- 40.15%
Chikkamagalur- 41.00%
Chitradurga- 36.41%
Dakshina Kannada-44.17%
Davanagree- 38.64%
Dharwad- 36.14%
Gadag- 38.98%
Gulbarga- 32.69%
Hassan- 40.84%
Haveri- 36.74%
Kodagu-45.64%
Kolar- 36.87%
Koppal- 39.38%
Mandya- 39.94%
Mysore- 36.73%
Raichur- 38.20%
Ramanagaram-42.52%
Shimoga- 41.02%
Tumkur- 40.60%
Udupi-47.79%
Uttara Kannada- 42.43%
Vijayanagara-39.56%
Yadgir- 35.68%
BJP wants to win Karnataka elections with ‘money power’, alleges Congress leader Siddaramaiah
Former Karnataka chief minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Wednesday alleged that the ruling BJP wants to win the Assembly election with “money power” as they “do not have any developmental works to showcase” to the people.
He also charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi with being silent on price rise, unemployment and corruption in the state during his series of public meetings while campaigning for the elections taking place today.
“Money has been flowing (in the election). Now what else BJP has (done) to go to the voters other than giving them money? What can they say about the state except that they have money? What development have they made?” the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, who is contesting from Varuna in Mysuru district, said.
Siddaramaiah alleged that the BJP could not “give a single house, complete irrigation projects” and reduced free rice for each member of below poverty line (BPL) families from 7 kg to 4 kg per month under the ‘Anna Bhagya’ scheme. (PTI)
20.99% voter turnout recorded till 11 am
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