The election concluded peacefully in the 14 constituencies in Karnataka today thereby completing the voting process in all the 28 constituencies in the state. There was brisk voting seen in all the constituencies recording the voter turnout of 66.91 percent at the end of the poll.
Akashwani correspondent reports The four time MP from Dharwad Prahlad Joshi, former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai from Haveri, Union minister of state and two time MP from Bidar Bhagwanth Khuba, BJP tall leader in the state B S Yediyurappa’s son B Y Raghavendra from Shivamogga are the prominent candidates from BJP. The Forest minister Eeshwar Khandra’s son Sagar Khandre, Congress National President Mallikarjuna Kharge son in law Radhakrishna Doddamani from Gulbarga, state Women and Child development minister Lakshmi Hebalkar son Mrinal Hebbalkar from Belagavi and PWD minister Satish Jarkiholi daughter Priyanka from Chikkodi are some of the notable candidates from Congress. Their fate is sealed by the voters today which will be known on June 4th.
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