Date for K'taka polls after EC meeting: Navin Chawla

Chennai, Mar 21 (UNI) Election Commissioner Navin Chawla today said the date for holding election to Karnataka Assembly would be decided within ten days after a meeting of the Election Commission.

Talking to newspersons at the airport here, he said the meeting would be held soon after Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami arrives from his tour.

''The poll panel has clarified that it will take time to complete the technicalities related to redrawing of maps of the Assembly and the Parliamentary constituencies,'' he said adding ''the polls will be held after delimitation of the constituencies in Karnataka.'' Mr Chawla said since there was no law and order problem in Karnataka, the election would be held soon.

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