Karnataka Urban Local Body Elections 2018 Live News Updates: Polling Underway, Kudachi Panchayat in Belagavi District Records 53.49% Voter Turnout

According to a report by Firstpost, the voting percentage of 14 urban local bodies in Belagavi district till 2 pm are as follows: The Gokak Municipal Council recorded 36.01% voter turnout, Chikkodi municipality with 43.81%, Ramdurg municipality -34.74%, Savadatti municipality with 47.28%, Bailhongal municipality with 42.06%, Sankeshwar municipality recorded 44.34% voter turnout, Moodlagiri municipality recorded 58.05% voter turnout till 2 PM, Kudachi panchayat reported 53.49% voter turnout, Hukeri municipality reported 50.33%, Sadalga municipality with 64.15%, Rayabag Pattan panchayat with 46.07%, Khanapur Pattan Panchayat with 48.07%, Konnur municipality with 46.26%, Nipani Municipal Council with 45.64% voter turnout till 2 pm.

Polling in 102 Urban Local Bodies is underway and will continue till 5 PM. Reports inform that the total voting at 73.87% in Hallikhed in Bidar city as of 3 pm.

According to a report by Firstpost, minor lathi charge by police was witnessed at the outskirts of the booth at Ramdurg in Belagavi district. BJP MLA Mahadevappa Yadavad and former Congress MLA Ashok Pattan had a verbal clash at Ramdurg.

According to a report by Firstpost, the polling percentage in Haveri district till 1 pm is as follows:

Haveri CMC recorded a voting percentage of 35.85 percent while in Ranebennur CMC, it was 36.56 percent. In Hanagal TMC, a voter turnout of 48.02 percent was recorded till 1 PM while in Savanur TMC, it was 46.35 percent and in Hirekerur TP, it was 47.85 percent.

According to media reports, BJP candidate Vijay Raj Motha and independent candidate Raj Gopal were in a tiff over campaigning in booth no. 142 of ward number 26 in Raichur district. Reports inform that polling was halted for a few minutes following the tussle between the two leaders.

According to a report by Firstpost, nearly 20% polling in Tumakuru till 11 am. A total of 6896 people (approximately 20 percent) had voted in Tumakuru district for the ULB elections. 3,904 males and 2,992 females cast their votes.

Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda stands in a queue to cast his vote in local body elections in Puttur.

The voter turnout in Bantwal's Dakshina Kannada district till 11 AM is 30.78 percent, in Ullal City Municipal Council, it is 28.7 percent, in Bantwal Town Municipal Council, the voter percentage is 33.25 percent while in Puttur City Municipal Council, it is 30.89 percent.

During the polling today, the wards, which are spread over eight districts of south Karnataka, three districts in the coastal region and 11 districts of north Karnataka, have a registered voter base of more than 3.6 million.

According to reports, around 100 people protest outside a polling booth at Ward Number 5 in Tumkur.

Voting is underway for 14 urban local bodies in Belagavi district of Karnataka. According to reports, a total of 987 candidates are in the fray for 323 wards in the district.

The Karnataka government has declared a holiday on August 31 for urban local bodies (ULBs) polls. Reports inform that all government employees, schools and colleges, including grant-in-aid institutions will be shut today.

According to reports, the voter turnout in Bantwal crossed 80% at by 10.30 am. In Corporation, the turnout was 8.572 percent, in Madhugiri it was 10.91 percent, Chikkanayakana Halli it was 10.59 percent, the turnout in 
Gubbi was 12.96 percent and Koratagere it was 8.72 percent.

Polling underway for three city corporations, 29 city councils, 53 municipalities and 20 town panchayats. In the 2013 ULB elections held in 4,976 seats, the Congress had won 1,960 seats, while BJP and JD(S) had won 905 each, while independents bagged the remaining 1,206 seats.

A total of 8,340 candidates, including 2,306 from the Congress, 2,203 from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and 1,397 from the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) are in the fray for the ULBs.

According to reports, elections will also take place in three major city corporations including Mysuru, Tumakuru and Shivamogga as the Karnataka High Court cleared a case in connection with the reservation of wards in these constituencies.

According to reports, the civic election was earlier scheduled to be held in 105 ULBs but has been postponed in three urban local bodies including Somwarpet, Virajpet and Kushalnagar due to heavy rains in Kodagu district. Elections to these three bodies will be held after normalcy returns to the district.

In the Urban local body elections in Karnataka today, over 36,03,691 people are expected to cast their votes in over 3,897 polling stations. The polling will be held in the 2,574 wards in 105 local bodies across the state. The counting of votes will be held on September 3, 2018.

The voting for local body elections in Karnataka's Kalaburagi and other civic bodies began on Friday at 8 am. It must be noted that the first phase of elections to Urban Local Bodies is being held today.