The Election Commission on Wednesday announced key dates ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections 2023. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar addressed a press conference at 11:30 am during which he made the announcement.
The poll panel had issued an invite to announce the election schedule. The term of the 224-member Karnataka Assembly ends on May 24. The elections will take place in a single phase on May 10.
Talking about special features of the upcoming assembly elections in Karnataka, Rajiv Kumar said, “For the first time, the facility of voting from home will be available to voters aged above 80 and for persons with disabilities.”
All young voters who are turning 18 by April 1, 2023 will be able to participate in the poll process, he said. There will be 9.17 lakh first time voters and 58,282 polling stations in Karnataka this year.
The previous Assembly elections in Karnataka were held in 2018 in a single phase, the schedule for which was announced on March 27 that year.
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 a little over 72 per cent. Bharatiya Janata Party won 104 seats, while the Congress got 80 seats and the JDS Secured 37.
With inputs from News18
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