From Grandmothers To First-Timers, Karnataka Voters Flaunt Their Inked Finger

Polling for Karnataka election 2018 has ended. The citizens took the voting day very seriously. Grandparents, young brides, first-time voters, celebrities, differently-abled and people from various walks of life came out to celebrate the "festival of democracy". The seriousness can also be sensed from the micro-blogging site Twitter where the enthusiastic voters shared pictures of their inked fingers with encouraging messages - "each vote counts", "have you voted yet?", "show the ink", "perform your duty."

By 5 pm 64.5 per cent people had cast their votes on Saturday. Here's a look at some of the enthusiastic voters:

A man tweeted a picture with her his mother with the caption, "Myself and my mother just voted on festival of democracy."

#KarnatakaVoting myself and my mother just voted on festival of democracy #KarnatakaVotes4BJP #KarnatakaElections2018 #SarkaraBadalisiBJPGellisi pic.twitter.com/AaGwdrUD9F

- Srikanth (@chikusrikanth) May 12, 2018

Right before her wedding, a bride, in her wedding finery, casted her vote in Madikeri.

Right before her wedding, a bride casts her vote at polling booth number. 131 in Madikeri. #KarnatakaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/UsoxftlFDS

- ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2018

"Please go and vote for change. One vote also counts," tweeted a user while proudly showing his inked finger after voting.

#KarnatakaVoting #VoteForChange
please go and vote for change
One vote also count pic.twitter.com/XtWYRFJ87L

- Nehal Chowdekar (@Nehalchowdekar) May 12, 2018

An 87-year-old wheelchair-borne grandmother also casted her vote in Shimoga constituency.

87-year-old wheelchair-borne woman came to cast her vote at Booth No. 150 in Shimoga #KarnatakaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/IgOeIZPCWO

- ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2018

First time voters too shared a picture of their inked fingers with caption, "We are done with our Vote. #1stvote"

We are done with our Vote.. #KarnatakaVoting #1stvote pic.twitter.com/xhEddx6Q7o

- Abhishek JM (@abhish_jm) May 12, 2018

I voted in #KarnatakaVoting Did You? Make your voice count. Go out and vote pic.twitter.com/WvIULA1V8O

- Anusuya (@Ranga_anu) May 12, 2018

#KarnatakaElections2018 Voted... #KarnatakaVoting Performed our duty pic.twitter.com/el21CTKiaJ

- Purushottam Kumar (@pkburnwal) May 12, 2018

#KarnatakaVoting #myvotecounts Go do your bit to bring about a difference! pic.twitter.com/FX43clP4Xl

- Sandra Oberoi (@SandraOberoi) May 12, 2018

We have!!! Have You!!! #KarnatakaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/QRyui7xVwV

- Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) May 12, 2018

A differently abled person arrives to vote at a polling booth in Badami #KarnatakaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/Kcz8KAKZ55

- ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2018

Karnataka assembly election 2018 with my grand mother aged 89. pic.twitter.com/NktK89Ud6I

- Nagendra (@nagendragn1) May 12, 2018

Making my debut in #KarnatakaAssemblyElections2018 #RightToVote #AllToPoll #Karnataka #NoExcusesDay #ShowTheInk #FirstVote pic.twitter.com/qGHRsXcrJ9

- Jayanth Kumar (@Im_Jayanthkumar) May 12, 2018

Among the early voters were senior politicians BS Yeddyurappa, DV Sadananda Gowda and HD Deve Gowda. The votes will be counted for 222 of the 224 seats next Tuesday, May 15.