MLC elections: Polling percentage hikes at Northeast Teachers Constituency

Team Udayavani, Oct 28, 2020, 1:54 PM IST

Bengaluru: Polling for four legislative council seats got underway in Karnataka on Wednesday amid the COVID-19 pandemic situation. The MLC polls are taking place for Karnataka South-East Graduates, Karnataka West Graduates’, Karnataka North-East Teachers’ and Bangalore Teachers’ constituencies, which fell vacant due to the retirement of R Chowda Reddy Thoopalli, S V Sankanur, Sharanappa Mattur and Puttanna respectively.

The polling percentage until 12 noon is as follows:

North East Teachers(Kalaburgi): 36.49%
Bangalore Teachers: 32%
Southeast Graduates(Bengaluru): 24%
West Graduates (Belagavi): 24.89%

The polling began at 8 am and would conclude at 5 pm.

The counting of votes will be held on November 2.