In Karnataka, the crucial by-election to 15 Assembly constituencies saw an average of over 66.25 per cent voter turnout.<br />'' <br />'' The polling that held yesterday remained by and large peaceful. A few cases of EVM malfunction and voters not finding their names in the electoral roll were reported during the voting.<br />'' <br />'' Chickballapur Assembly segment recorded the highest –79.80 per cent polling while Shivajinagar seat in Bengaluru registered the lowest 41.13 per cent voter turnout.<br />'' <br />''The by-elections seal the fate of 165 candidates, of which 156 are men and nine are women. The counting of votes will be taken up on Monday. <br />