As the curtains came down on polling at 6 p.m., a whopping 77.63% of the electorate of Dakshina Kannada had exercised their franchise, surpassing the 2013 percentage of 74.9%. Pink booths and model booths were the centres of attraction in the district. The administration had set up 20 pink booths — five each in Mangaluru City North, and South constituencies, and one each in the remaining five constituencies. Managed entirely by women personnel who wore pink clothes, everything was pink in these booths even as voters enthusiastically exercised their franchise acknowledging women power. With seating arrangements, play area for children and other facilities, these booths were able to get the voters’ appreciation.

Source: The Hindu May 13, 2018 00:45 UTC