Karnataka: Local body election date announced, EVMs to be used in polling
Bengaluru, Aug 2: The State Election Commission has announced election date for 105 local bodies. For the first time EVMs will be used in the voting.
The voting will take place in two phases. The Election Commission will issue the notification on August 11. Twenty-nine Nagarasabhas, 53 Purasabhas and 23 Town Panchayats will go to polls.
The
last
date
for
filing
of
the
nomination
is
August
17.
Voting
will
be
held
on
August
29.
Counting
of
votes
will
be
held
on
September
1.
The upcoming elections will be challenging for the incumbent Congress-JDS alliance. Both the parties have not yet decided whether to have pre-poll alliance in the local body elections.
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Story first published: Thursday, August 2, 2018, 20:06 [IST]