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Karnataka Assembly polls: EC to begin election process on April 13

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Bengaluru: With the gazette announcement on Thursday, the election procedure for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly elections will formally get underway. The final day to submit nominations is April 20 according to the Election Commission's (EC) calendar of activities.

On April 21, the papers will be scrutinized, and the deadline to withdraw your candidature is April 24.

Of the total 224 constituencies, 36 seats have been reserved for Scheduled Castes and 15 for Scheduled Tribes.

The counting of votes is on May 13.

The state has 5.24 crore voters and 58,282 polling stations.

Karnataka will largely witness a triangular fight between the ruling BJP, the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular).

The BJP announced its first list of candidates in 189 constituencies on Tuesday.

The Congress has already declared 165 candidates and said it would support Karnataka Sarvodaya Party's Darshan Puttannaiah in the Melukote segment.

The JD(S) has named 93 candidates.


With PTI inputs


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TAGS:Election commissionKarnataka Assembly Elections
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