The Election Commission Of India(ECI) on Monday April 23,2018 issued a notification extending the hours of voting for Karnataka Assembly elections.
The notification says - "The commission considers that in view of the extreme heat in the Karnataka at present and also due to the introduction of VVPAT, it is necessary to extend the hours of the poll to facilitate all the voters to cast their votes even in the late hours. Now, therefore, the EC makes the following amendments in its notification, namely, fixes the hours from 7.00 am to 6.00 pm, as the hours during which the poll shall, if necessary, be taken on the date specified above, for the election."
April 24 is the last date for filing nominations while scrutiny will be taken up on April 25. The last date for withdrawal is April 27.
Polling will be held across the state on May 12.
Votes will be counted on May 15
The notification says - "The commission considers that in view of the extreme heat in the Karnataka at present and also due to the introduction of VVPAT, it is necessary to extend the hours of the poll to facilitate all the voters to cast their votes even in the late hours. Now, therefore, the EC makes the following amendments in its notification, namely, fixes the hours from 7.00 am to 6.00 pm, as the hours during which the poll shall, if necessary, be taken on the date specified above, for the election."
April 24 is the last date for filing nominations while scrutiny will be taken up on April 25. The last date for withdrawal is April 27.
Polling will be held across the state on May 12.
Votes will be counted on May 15
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