Poll bugle sounded as Karnataka to vote on May 10 and election verdict on May 13: Key highlights
Karnataka election 2023 date announced: Poll bugle has been sounded in Karnataka with polling for the 224-member legislative assembly set to take place on May 10, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. The counting of votes for the Karnataka election will take place on May 13, he added. The term of the 224-member Karnataka Assembly is going to end on May 24. Catch the highlights from CEC Rajiv Kumars press conference on the poll schedule for the Karnataka election 2023 date today:
Karnataka election 2023 date announced: Poll bugle has been sounded in Karnataka with polling for the 224-member legislative assembly set to take place on May 10, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. The counting of votes for the Karnataka election will take place on May 13, he added. The term of the 224-member Karnataka Assembly is going to end on May 24. The term of the 224-member Karnataka Assembly is going to end on May 24. The key contest will likely be between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress Party. The Janata Dal-Secular can be a serious contender in multiple seats and in case of a hung assembly emerge as a king-maker like in the past on several occasions. Both the Congress and JDS have already announced their first list of candidates for 124 and 93 seats, respectively. At present, the ruling BJP led by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has 119 MLAs, while the Congress has 75 and its ally JDS has 28 representatives. In addition to Karnataka, the poll body may also announce the dates for the by-polls to Wayanad and Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituencies. The by-poll to Wayanad is necessitated following the disqualification of senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as a Member of Parliament, while the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat has fallen vacant following the death of sitting Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary in January.
Catch the major highlights from CEC Rajiv Kumar's press conference on the poll schedule for the Karnataka election 2023 date today:
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By-elections in 04-Jalandhar parliamentary constituency in Punjab and Assembly constituencies of 07-Jharsuguda, Odisha, 395-Chhanbey and 34-Suar, UP & 23-Sohiong, Meghalaya to be held on May 10; result on May 13
Karnataka election 2023 date: Here's the full poll schedule
Date for nominations: April 13
Last date for filing nominations: April 20
Date for scrutiny of nominations: April 21
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures: April 24
Date of poll: May 10, Single Phase
Date of counting: May 13
Karnataka election 2023 date LIVE: Single-phase polling on May 10 and counting of votes on May 13, says CEC Rajiv Kumar
Karnataka election 2023 date has been announced with a single-phase polling on May 10 and counting of votes on May 13, says CEC Rajiv Kumar.
Karnataka Election Date 2023 LIVE: Over 58,000 polling stations in state with almost 50% in urban areas
Karnataka elections will have over 58,000 polling stations with nearly 50 per cent i.e. 28,866 urban polling stations among them, said CEC Rajiv Kumar in his press briefing to announce the poll schedule in the southern state. Not just that, 1,300 polling stations will be managed exclusively by women, he added.
CEC Rajiv Kumar press briefing LIVE: Now voters aged above 80 can vote from home in Karnataka assembly elections
In a bid to increase voter participation, CEC Rajiv Kumar said that voters aged above 80 will have the home-voting facility, who have been benchmarked by PWD voters. He also added that there are a total of 42,756 transgenders out of which, 41,000 have been registered as voters.
CEC Rajiv Kumar press briefing LIVE: Out of 224 seats in Karnataka, 36 reserved for SCs, 15 reserved for STs
In his press briefing, CEC Rajiv Kumar said that out of the 224 legislative assembly seats in Karnataka, 36 seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and 15 are for Scheduled Tribes. He also said there are 5.21 crore total voters in the state with male voters at 2.62 crore and female voters at 2.59 crore. In Karnataka, there are 12.15 lakh voters that are aged over 80, while 276 voters are aged above 100.
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar says the party is ready to face elections
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar said, "Congress is ready for elections, we want this govt to be dismissed. The earlier this govt is dismissed, the better it is for the state & country. This election will be development-oriented & for a corruption-free state & country." (Source: ANI Twitter handle)
Karnataka elections 2018 dates down the memory lane
The Karnataka assembly elections in 2018 were held in a single phase and its schedule was announced on March 27 of that year. The single-phase polling for the 2018 Karnataka assembly election took place on May 12 and the results were declared on May 15. The overall turnout in the 224-seat Karnataka assembly polls was over 72 per cent. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 104 seats, while the Congress got 80 seats and the JDS Secured 37.
CEC Rajiv Kumar briefing media persons at Vigyan Bhawan on logistics, challenges
CEC Rajiv Kumar said that before he announces the dates of Karnataka elections, he will brief the media about challenges, logistics arrangement, reserve and unreserved seats in the state et al
CEC Rajiv Kumar press conference to announce Karnataka election dates 2023 begins
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar's press conference to announce the Karnataka election dates and poll schedule starts.
LIVE: EC may announce by-polls to Wayanad and Jalandhar as well
In addition to Karnataka, the poll body may also announce the dates for the by-polls to Wayanad and Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituencies. The by-poll to Wayanad is necessitated following the disqualification of senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as a Member of Parliament, while the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat has fallen vacant following the death of sitting Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary in January.
LIVE: Why Bommai-led BJP govt is in the middle of a political storm?
Just days ahead of the key Karnataka assembly elections, the Basavaraj Bommai-led government last week announced two new categories for reservation in jobs and education. Chief Minister Bommai also scrapped the four per cent quota reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBC) Muslims. The four per cent reservation will now be distributed among the Vokkaliga and Lingayat communities equally.
LIVE: The current party-wise composition of the Karnataka legislative assembly
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in power in the only southern state where it holds the reins of government since 2018. The saffron party led by chief minister Basavaraj Bommai has 119 MLAs in Karnataka, while the main opposition party Congress has 75 and its ally JD(S) has 28 seats in Karnataka legislative assembly.
LIVE: Election Commission press briefing scheduled at 11.30 am today
The Election Commission officials will hold a press conference at Plenary Hall, Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital. There is a quarter of the 224 assembly constituencies, and the 51 reserved seats in Karnataka play a key role in elections. There are 5.21 crore voters including 2.59 women voters. The number also includes 16,976 centenarians, 4,699 third gender and 9.17 lakh first-time voters.
Good morning readers and welcome to ZeeBiz.com's live coverage of the press briefing by the Election Commission of India officials on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, to announce the poll schedule for elections to the 224-member legislative assembly elections 2023 today. Our team of journalists will keep you abreast with all the latest updates from the CEC Rajiv Kumar's presser at 11.30 am today and related aspects on the polls to the only southern state where Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is currently ruling.
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