Breaking News: Karnataka Election 2023 Date Announced, Full Details Revealed

Voters in the state: 5.21 crore

Male Voters: 2.62 crore

Female voters: 2.59 crore

Others—4,699

Specially able voters: 5,55,073

Poll booths in urban areas: 20,866

240 model poll stations will be established.

224 booths will be managed by youth.

100 booths will be managed by specially abled

400 plus environmentally friendly booths

40 ethnic booths for tribal people will be established.

For 883 people

Total poll booths: 58,282

Sensitive booths-12,000

Check post to prevent election-related activities: 10,071.

Teams formed to prevent illegal activities (2,400)

facility to vote from home for those aged more than 80 years

For this, the senior citizens have to register in advance, and the electoral officers will come to their doors.

Voting is allowed to those who turn 18 on April 1.

In 2018, 72% of people voted.

Of the 20 constituencies where less polling was witnessed, nine are urban constituencies, of which five are Bengaluru urban constituencies.

In the 2018 assembly election, the BJP won the highest number of seats (104 out of 224) but fell short of a majority. The Congress won 80 seats, and the JD(S) won 37 seats. However, after the election, Congress and JD(S) formed a coalition government, with HD Kumaraswamy of JD(S) taking oath as the chief minister. Thus, despite winning the most seats, the BJP was unable to form the government in Karnataka.

Later, BJP formed the government with the help of some Congress and JD(S) legislators who switched sides.