Karnataka bypolls: Cong members refuse to vote for ally JD(S) at Mandya district

Nov 3 (AZINS) About 35 per cent voting was recorded Saturday during the first half of polling for the by-polls to three Lok Sabha and two assembly constituencies in Karnataka.

According to a Hindu report, 40% of the electorate cas their votes at Ramanagaram Assembly constituency.

Howevever, there was a bit of dissent witnessed between the JD(S) and the Congress, as The News Minute reported. The report coming out of Mandya district said that several Congress leaders refused to vote for the coalition's candidate LR Shivarame Gowda, a JD(S) leader over the construction of a tank.

While the Lok Sabha constituencies of Shivamogga, Ballari and Mandya have recorded 30.20, 35.72, 26.80 per cent voting, respectively, till 1 pm, the assembly segments of Ramanagara and Jamkhandi reported 39.81 and 43.50 per cent respectively.

Voting began at 7 am will go on till six in the evening.

A total of 54,54,275 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in about 6,450 polling stations.

There are 31 candidates in the fray in the five constituencies, though the contest is mainly between the Congress-JD(S) combine and the BJP.

Counting of votes will be held on November 6.