Lok Sabha elections: High voter turnout in Coastal KarnatakaPositive polling in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi-Chikmagaluru Lok Sabha areas of coastal Karnataka. Sullia with 16.46% highest turnout, Moodbidri at 12.2%. Udupi-Chikmagaluru had 12.82% turnout by 9 am.
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