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Single phase elections on May 5 in Karnataka
Wednesday March 20, 2013 08:22:30 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Karnataka
will go for a single-phase assembly elections on May 5, the
Election Commission announced Wednesday.
Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath said the counting of
votes will take place May 8.
The notification for the election would be issued on April 10 and
the last date of filing nominations would be April 14.
The scrutiny of nominations papers would take place on April 18,
the last date for withdrawal of candidates would be April 20 and
the entire poll process would be completed by May 11, Sampath
said.
The term of the existing legislative assembly expires on June 3.
The total number of assembly constituencies in Karnataka is 224
with 36 seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes and 15 for the
Scheduled Tribes.
As per the final published electoral rolls, total electors in the
state are 4,18,75,267.
The CEC said voters who have been issued electoral photo identity
cards will be identified through these only. At present, the photo
identity card coverage in Karnataka is 98.37 percent.
The polls would be conducted in all polling stations using
electronic voting machines (EVMs).
The commission has already made arrangements to ensure
availability of adequate number of EVMs for smooth conduct of
elections, Sampath said.
Based on the commission's assessment of the law and order
situation, central police forces and state armed police forces
from other states will be deployed during the ensuing assembly
elections.
The commission will deploy general observers in adequate numbers
to ensure smooth conduct of elections. The observers will be asked
to keep a close watch on every stage of the electoral process to
ensure free and fair polls.
Sampath said: "To deal with paid news, a mechanism has been laid
out with three-tier media certification and monitoring committee
at district, state and ECI level".
All critical events will be videographed. District election
officers will arrange sufficient number of video and digital
cameras and camera teams for the purpose, he said.
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