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Karnataka to vote on May 10; Result on May 13

The Election Commission has announced the schedule for the Karnataka Assembly elections 2023 on Wednesday.The State will go to polls on May 10, and the counting of votes will be taken up on May 13, 2023.

Karnataka to vote on May 10; Result on May 13

The term of the 224-member Karnataka Assembly ends on May 24.

Check all the latest updates on the Karnataka election schedule here:

Mar 29, 2023, 12:36 PM IST

On Wayanad polls, which recently fell vacant after the conviction of its then representative Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case, CEC Kumar said that have six months-time, not in a hurry to conduct bypolls.
Mar 29, 2023, 12:28 PM IST

Polling in Jalandhar (Punjab), Jharsuguda (Odisha), Sohiong (Meghalaya), Chhanbey and Suar (Uttar Pradesh) on May 10; results on May 13.
Mar 29, 2023, 12:18 PM IST

Single-phase Karnataka Elections: Voting on May 10, Result on May 13

Single-phase Karnataka Elections: Voting on May 10, Result on May 13
Date for nominations: April 13, Last date for filing nominations: April 20, Date for scrutiny of nominations: April 21, Last date for withdrawal of candidatures: April 24, Date of poll: May 10 and Single Phase Date of counting on May 13.
Mar 29, 2023, 12:06 PM IST

Karnataka to poll in a single-phase on May 10, while counting of votes to take place on May 13, announces CEC Rajiv Kumar
Mar 29, 2023, 12:04 PM IST

CEC Rajiv Kumar said strict vigil will be maintained at inter-State borders of #Karnataka, with 171 inter-state checkposts set up.
Mar 29, 2023, 12:03 PM IST

CEC Rajiv Kumar said manifold increase in seizures marks increased focus on expenditure monitoring in the previous 5 State Elections. Seizures totaling over Rs. 1028 crores were recorded in the five states which is approx 23 times more than in previous elections.
Mar 29, 2023, 12:00 PM IST

Watch Election Commission briefing here:
Mar 29, 2023, 11:57 AM IST

CEC Rajiv Kumar said for informed voting, all the information including “Criminal Antecedents” of the candidates, if any, is available on the KYC App of ECI and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in portal
Mar 29, 2023, 11:56 AM IST

To address issues such as urban & youth apathy, ECI also launched a Hackathon - Electhon 2023. Over 746 teams registered so far to provide solutions to enhance the participation of urban & youth voters.
Mar 29, 2023, 11:56 AM IST

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said in GE 2019, amongst top 20 low voter turnout PCs, 9 were urban. Trend also noticed in recently held Gujarat & HP elections 2022
Mar 29, 2023, 11:54 AM IST

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said Urban Apathy is a cause of concern. These 4 districts in India’s IT Hub had the lowest voter turnout in 2013 & 2018 Karnataka Assembly Elections, much less than the state average. 88% of PS in these 4 districts are in urban areas.
Mar 29, 2023, 11:53 AM IST

Assured Minimum Facilities to be available in all Polling Stations. The Commission is conscious of providing all basic facilities to voters for an enriching and pleasant voting experience. Emphasis is on making AMF a permanent infrastructure in polling stations: CEC Rajiv Kumar
Mar 29, 2023, 11:51 AM IST

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said the total number of polling stations are 58,282.
Mar 29, 2023, 11:47 AM IST

CEC Rajiv Kumar said there is a 100 per cent enrollment of eligible Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups or PVTG voters in the State. There will be 40 special polling booths for these voters.
Mar 29, 2023, 11:46 AM IST

Over 12.15 lakh voters are aged 80+. And out of them, 276 voters are above 100+ age. The EC plans to have a special outreach for them.
Mar 29, 2023, 11:44 AM IST

The EC plans to have a special outreach programme for particularly vulnerable tribal groups in Karnataka.
Mar 29, 2023, 11:43 AM IST

CEC Rajiv Kumar said out of 224 assembly constituencies, 36 are reserved for SCs and 15 reserved for STs.
Mar 29, 2023, 11:42 AM IST

CEC Rajiv Kumar said there are 9.17 lakh voters are first-timers while 4,699 belong to the third gender. First-time voters have increased from 2018-19 by 9.17 lakhs in Karnataka. All young voters who are turning 18 years of age by April 1, will be able to vote in elections.
Mar 29, 2023, 11:40 AM IST

CEC Rajiv Kumar said that there are 224 constituencies and 5.21 crore voters, including 2.62 crore male voters and 2.5 female voters.
Mar 29, 2023, 11:39 AM IST

CEC Rajiv Kumar says bypolls also will be announced
Mar 29, 2023, 11:39 AM IST

CEC Rajiv Kumar begins Press Conference says ECI is committed to delivering transparent elections and the challenges in #Karnataka are different than the States of Nagaland, Tripura.
Mar 29, 2023, 11:32 AM IST

Election Commission will announce Karnataka Assembly election dates shortly. The poll panel had issued an invite to announce the election schedule at 11.30 am. The term of the 224-member Karnataka Assembly ends on May 24.
Mar 29, 2023, 11:27 AM IST

In 2018 Karnataka assembly elections, the overall turnout was a little over 72 per cent. Bharatiya Janata Party won 104 seats, while the Congress got 80 seats and the JDS Secured 37.
Mar 29, 2023, 11:12 AM IST

The previous Karnataka Assembly elections were held in 2018 and it was in a single phase. The schedule for which was announced on March 27 that year.
Mar 29, 2023, 10:54 AM IST

Congress is well-prepared for the election, and we want this government to be dismissed: DK Shivakumar, Congress Leader.
Mar 29, 2023, 10:49 AM IST

Congress legislature party leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has reiterated his wish to contest from two seats in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly polls. However, Siddaramaiah has reportedly been advised by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to contest elections from Varuna constituency instead of Kolar.
Mar 29, 2023, 10:21 AM IST

Step by step guide to check if your name is in the voters' list

With the election commission set to announce the dates for the Karnataka assembly elections later today, it is important to know how to check if your name is on the voters’ list.
                                                                       
Mar 29, 2023, 10:13 AM IST

The election commission’s sudden decision to announce poll dates has thown CM Bommai and other cabinet ministers’ plans out of gear. CM Bommai has now scrapped his Koppal tour.
Mar 29, 2023, 10:04 AM IST

Karnataka has a total of 224 Assembly seats. The state has sixth-highest assembly seats in the country. Uttar Pradesh has the highest assembly seats with 403 seats.
Mar 29, 2023, 10:00 AM IST

The Election Commission officials will hold a press conference at Plenary Hall, Vigyan Bjawan in Delhi.
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