The counting centres are under heavy guard with personnel from the state and central security forces.
Police have banned parking of vehicles in a 1-km radius around all counting centres in the state and vehicular movement will be restricted/regulated to prevent traffic jams and crowding.
In all, 434 candidates, including 195 independents and 21 women, contested the elections. Of the 28 seats, five are reserved for dalits (SCs) and two for tribals (STs).
About a dozen constituencies in the state will be in the spotlight due to their high profile candidates and the political parties they represent.
Among them is Bangalore South where Infosys co-founder and technocrat Nandan Nilekani of the Congress is in the fray against five-time MP and BJP candidate N.H. Ananth Kumar.
Also in the limelight is Bangalore Central since former Infosys director and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate V. Balakrishnan is pitted against outgoing BJP lawmaker P.C. Mohan and Youth Congress leader Rizwan Arshad.
Bangalore North, Mandya, Mysore, Hassan, Chikkaballapur, Shimoga, Gulbarga, Uduip-Chikmagalur, Dakshina Kannada and Bellary are some other important seats.
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