With no reports of voting being held up or cancelled from any constituency, Jha said re-polling was unlikely. A final decision, however, will be taken Monday after scrutinising diaries of all the presiding officers.
"Re-polling is less likely. Rural electorate voted more than the urban population, with 52 percent of Bangalore electorate casting their ballot by 5 p.m., which is five percent more than 47 percent registered in the 2008 assembly election," Jha asserted.
According to the final voting figures, Belgaum district recorded 72.95 percent, Bagalkot 69.88 percent, Bellary 70.84 percent, Bijapur 61.86 percent, Chamarajnagar 74.92 percent, Chikkaballapur 75.89 percent, Chikkmagalur 72.89 percent, Chitradurga 74.93 percent, Dakshina Kannada 73.92, Davangere 74.91 percent, Dharwad 68.76 percent, Gadag 69.90, Hassan 76.88 percent, Haveri 75.91 percent, Kodagu 68.95 percent, Kolar 73.92 percent, Koppal 69.92, Mandya 74.91 percent, Mysore 67.82, Raichur 62.92, Ramanagaram 74.96 percent, Shimoga 73.84 percent, Tumkur 74.88 percent, Udupi 76.96 percent and Uttara Kannada 68.93 percent.
Districts that recorded below 60 percent voting besides Bangalore Urban (52.83 percent) are in the backward Hyderabad-Karnataka region: Bidar 54.98 percent, Gulbarga 59.83 percent and Yadgir 58.88 percent
Polling was held for 223 of the 224 elected constituencies, as election from the Periyapatna segment in Mysore district was countermanded, following the death of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Sannamoge Gowda April 29.
Polling in Periyapatna has been rescheduled for May 28 and counting May 30.
One seat in the state assembly is reserved for a nominated member from the Anglo-Indian community.
In all, 52,034 polling booths were set up across the 223 assembly segments, with 10,103 of them declared hyper-sensitive and 14,209 sensitive.
