Bengalureans have usually remained apathetic to or kept themselves aloof from the elections. And it would not be surprising if the trend continues in the coming Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike polls. This despite the improvement in the voter enrolment over the years. In 2010, though 69.77 lakh voters got themselves enrolled in Bengaluru, only 30.72 lakh voters (44.04 per cent) came out and voted. In 2015, the voter enrolment has gone up by around two lakh. As many as 71.80 lakh people have enrolled themselves in the voters’ list as on July 15. The behaviour of the urban voter has changed little over the years, said K N Ramesh, joint...
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