Puttur: A pregnant woman, who reached polling station in Puttur, suffered from labour pain while casting her vote and was rushed to hospital immediately after she exercised her vote. The woman later delivered a baby girl at the hospital.

Udupi: Prominent Actor and Director of Kannada film industry arrived in Udupi from Bengaluru on Thursday despite busy shooting schedule, to cast his vote for the first phase Lok Sabha election in the state.

Belthangady: A physically disabled woman on Thursday has set an example by casting her vote with legs at Gardadi polling booth here near Padangadi of Belthangady Taluk.

Mangaluru: EVMs at Kalappu Patla and Ombattukare in Mangaluru assembly constituency were found to be having faults while casting ‘demo votes’ before the polling began on Thursday here.

Kundapur: A 30-year old youngster who had sustained severe leg injuries and fracture in a road accident three weeks back, and was advised bed rest for three months by the doctors, on Thursday exercised his voting right by reaching polling station in an ambulance and casting vote in stretcher with medical assistance.

Uppinangady: Party workers of Congress and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) got into a verbal clash at a polling booth in Uppinangady on Thursday when the polling started in the Dakshina Kannada constituency.

Bantwal: A couple whose wedding ceremony was scheduled to be on Thursday decided to reach polling station and vote before heading to their wedding.

Udupi: Polling began in the Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency with electors showing up at the polling booths early in the morning to avoid the heat-wave that grips the region around the afternoon.