Daijiworld Media Network-Udupi (NP)
Udupi, Apr 28: The Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha constituency has achieved a historic voter turnout of 77.15% in the 2024 elections, as confirmed by the final figures released by the District Election Officer.
Breaking down the voter statistics by constituency, Kundapura witnessed 79,132 male and 88,478 female votes, totaling 1,67,612 votes. Udupi recorded 82,602 male and 89,655 female votes, totaling 1,72,257 votes. Kaup saw 71,586 male and 80,890 female votes, amounting to 1,52,477 votes. Karkala reported 73,352 male and 80,802 female votes, totaling 1,54,154 votes. Sringeri registered 67,146 male and 68,531 female votes, making it a total of 1,35,678 votes. Mudigere witnessed 66,251 male and 66,724 female votes, totaling 1,32,975 votes. Chikkamagaluru recorded 81,895 male and 82,357 female votes, totaling 1,64,253 votes. Tarikere witnessed 72,601 male and 70,879 female votes, amounting to 1,43,482 votes.
Comparing the voter turnout with the previous elections in 2019, there is a notable increase in participation across constituencies. In Kundapura, the voter turnout increased to 79.12% in 2024 from 77.66% in 2019. Similarly, Udupi recorded 77.84% in 2024 compared to 78.77% in 2019, Kaup witnessed 79.17% in 2024 against 77.89% in 2019, and Karkala saw 79.66% in 2024 compared to 78.39% in 2019. Sringeri marked 80.31% in 2024 compared to 78.86% in 2019, while Mudigere recorded 77.47% in 2024 against 74.79% in 2019. Chikkamagaluru saw a significant increase with 70.73% in 2024 compared to 69.45% in 2019, and Tarikere witnessed 74.29% in 2024 against 72.18% in 2019.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the constituency recorded a total voter turnout of 75.74%, which increased to 77.15% in 2024.