Dharmadhikari of Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala, D. Veerendra Heggade, exercised his right to vote at a polling booth established at the SDM School in Dharmasthala. His younger brother, Harshendra Kumar, and his wife also cast their votes. Congress candidate for the Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha segment, R Padmaraj, sought the blessings of current BJP MP Nalinkumar Kateel.