The voter turnout in the gram panchayat elections held on Friday was 83.82 pc in Hassan district.
The highest voter turnout was recorded in Channarayapatna taluk, where 88.42 pc of the total electorate exercised their right to vote. The voter turnout in other taluks is as follows – Hassan: 80.73 p.c., Sakaleshpur: 80.50 p.c., Arkalgud: 85.22 p.c., Holenarsipur: 86.22 p.c., Belur: 79.49 p.c., Alur: 83.76 p.c. and Arsikere: 86.29 p.c.
Re-polling
The State Election Commission has ordered re-poll at Jodikodihalli of Belenahalli Gram Panchayat in Tarikere taluk. Re-polling will be held between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday. Chikkamagaluru Deputy Commissioner B.S. Shekharappa had written to the commission seeking re-poll as polling was stopped in the booth on Friday. The candidates had raised objections over the way the booth’s seal was put on ballot papers and stopped polling. The ink had spread over the ballot paper, creating confusion on if the votes would be treated valid during the counting.
