There has been an increase of 8.4 per cent in the number of voters in the district, compared to last elections.

The total number of voters in Kodagu is 4,02,333. It was 3,71,056 during 2008 Assembly polls. As many as 31,277 voters have enrolled their names in the last five years.

There are 2,00,523 men voters and 2,01,795 women voters. Men voters have increased by 7.3 per cent (13,796). The total number of women voters has been increased by 17,466 (9.4 per cent).

The total number of voters in Madikeri constituency is 2,02,074. It was 1,81,375 during the 2008 Assembly polls. There has been an increase by 20,699 voters in the last five years (11.41 per cent). The total number of men voters in the constituency is 1,00,235.

Last year enrolment

As many as 9,257 men voters have enrolled in the last five years. The number of women voters during the last election was 90,397 and it has been increased to 1,01,832.

The total number of voters in Virajpet constituency has been increased by 5.5 per cent since 2008. The total voters in the constituency is 2,00,259 — 1,00,288 men and 99,963 women.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / Madikeri, DHNS – April 21st, 2013