Poll process kicks off in Karnataka

The process of elections to Karnataka Assembly scheduled to be held next month was kicked off yesterday with the Election Commission issuing a notification for the first phase of polls covering 89 out of the 224 assembly constituencies in the state.

The issue of notification also signalled the start of filing of nomination papers for the 89 assembly segments spread across eight districts of Karnataka viz Bangalore urban, Bangalore rural, Tumkur, Chikkaballapur, Kolar, Ramanagaram, Mandya, Hassan, Mysore , Chamarajanagar and Kodagu, which will go to polls on May 10.

During the second phase of elections, scheduled for May 16, a total of 66 assembly constituencies in ten districts will face the ballot while the remaining 69 assembly seats in eight districts will go to polls on May 22.

Counting of votes from all the 224 constituencies will be taken up on May 25.