Thousands of women from hinterlands push up voter turnout to a surprise 80.23% !!!
Mandya: The first phase of polling in 14 Constituencies of Karnataka went off peacefully and yet again, Mandya was the most-watched contest and in the test of democracy, the Constituency passed with flying colours. True to its top billing, Mandya, where Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil is pitted against late actor Ambarish’s wife Sumalatha, recorded an unprecedented 80.23 percent polling — the highest in the State for Parliamentary polls since 1950s.
