Mysore/Mysuru: Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the voting for the first phase of Gram Panchayat (GP) polls began across the State this morning.
In Mysuru, five taluks of the district — Hunsur, Periyapatna, K.R. Nagar, H.D. Kote and Saragur — went to the polls today, with 7,22,019 voters (3,64,012 men, 3,57,986 women and 21 others) eligible to cast their ballots. There are a total of 148 GPs in the five taluks and polling is being held for 2,174 member seats, for which 6,185 candidates are contesting. While Hunsur has the highest number of 41 GP seats, Saragur has the least with 13 GPs.
