Mysore/Mysuru, April 28 -- With the Lok Sabha (LS) polls for Mysuru-Kodagu seat having done on Apr. 26, it has been found that nearly 30 percent of the voters abstained from voting, which goes to show the irresponsibility of this section of voters.

Out of the 20,92,222 voters in the Constituency, only 14,77,571 voters have exercised their franchise in the all important LS-2024 polls. This figure comes as a disappointment for the District Administration which had made all efforts for recording a high voter turnout of over 85 percent in the Constituency.

The SVEEP committee had come up with many activities to ensure a high voter turnout, which included conduct of an electoral festival a day before Ugadi festival, radio and doordarshan pro...