Bengaluru : Assembly elections in Karnataka will be held on May 10, the Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar announced in a press conference Wednesday. 224 seats are up fro grabs. Vote counting is slated for May 13. The election will be held in single phase. There are a total of 5.21 crore voters, of whom, 9.17 lakh are first timers.
The last date for submitting nomination papers is 20 April. Last date for withdrawal is 24 April.Though there were rumours about Karnataka elections and Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election to being announced together. That did not happen.
The term of the current 224-member Assembly ends on May 24. The Election Commission visited Karnataka on 9th of March to take stock of election preparations. BJP is the ruling party. The main opposition parties are the Congress and the Janata Dal. In the 2018 elections, BJP secured 119 seats, Congress 70 and JDS 30.
58,000 polling stations will be set up for voting. Of these, 28,866 are in urban areas. There are 12.15 lakh voters above 80 years of age. People with physical debilities and those above 80 can vote from home. There are 2.59 crore women and 41,000 transgender voters.
