Summary:
Duplication and errors“Who is creating this voter apathy? Bengaluru vs.
other urban centresThere is credence to the urban apathy explanation for low voter turnout when one compares 48 constituencies across Karnataka that are primarily urban in nature with their rural counterparts. For instance, just 22.3% of those in Bengaluru region expressed any sort of intention not to vote; marginally higher than the state average of 19.4%. In 2013, nine of the 10 constituencies with the lowest turnout were in Bengaluru. It is the officials, who do not accept that fake entries and duplicates bloat figures in cities like Bengaluru,” says P.G..