Mangaluru: The elections are progressing smoothly in the district. At 1 PM close to 46 percent of the voters have exercised their right to vote.
The rains that lashed the district yesterday provided a respite from the scorching heat in the morning hours. Voters lined up right from the start of the election at 7 AM in the district. As noon approached close to half of the votes were cast in majority of the election booths in the district.
The constituency-wise voting percentage at 1 PM is as follows:
| Constituency | Voting till 1 PM | Voting till 5PM |
| Belthangady | 52 percent | 78 percent |
| Moodabidri | 43 percent | 65 percent |
| Mangaluru North | 48 percent | 71.29 percent |
| Mangaluru South | 39 percent | 64.93 percent |
| Mangaluru | 47 percent | 71.51 percent |
| Bantwal | 53 percent | 79.07 percent |
| Puttur | 51 percent | 78.47 percent |
| Sullia | 43 percent | 75.3 percent |
The polling booths will be open till 6 PM. The election commission official said they were confident that the voter turnout would increase as the day progresses.
Update:
At 5PM, the voting percentage in Dakshina Kannda district stands at 72.05 percent.
