Voting for the three Lok Sabha and two Assembly constituencies in Karnataka began on Saturday.
Bypolls to Shivamogga, Mandya, and Ramanagara Lok Sabha seats, and Ballari and Jamkhandi assembly segments began at 7 am and will go on till 6 pm.
A total of 54,54,275 voters are eligible to cast their franchise in about 6,450 polling stations.
There are a total 31 candidates in the fray in all the five constituencies, though the contest is mainly between the Congress-JDS combine and the BJP.
The counting of the vote will take place on Tuesday.
Parliamentary constituencies Bellary 4.40%, Shimoga 8.61% and Mandya 4.18%. Legislative assembly constituencies Jamkhandi 9% and Ramnagar 8%. (ANI)
Ramya, Congress Social Media head, in midst of controversy over her “bird dropping” tweet against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been invited to cast her vote in favour of BJP.
BJP worker Shivakumar Aradhya has appealed to Ramya to cast her vote in bypolls to be held on Saturday.
Voting turnout till 3 pm - Parliamentary constituencies Bellary 47%, Shimoga 41.49% and Mandya 37.7%. Legislative assembly constituencies Jamkhandi 58.82% and Ramnagar 54.76%.