Karnataka Assembly Election 2023: It has been said that the date for the Karnataka Assembly Election is likely to be announced on March 29, April 4 or April 8. The Central Election Commission announced the date for the 2018 assembly elections on March 27 and implemented the code of conduct.
The State Chief Electoral Officer in a recent letter to the District Election Officers has advised them to prepare as the election schedule is likely to be announced at any moment. Today, it is said that the election will be announced by tomorrow.
Despite the delay in publishing the schedule, the Election Commission has made arrangements to publish the notification, vote and count the votes on the scheduled days. In 2018, voting was held on May 12. If the polling process of Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 is held within 25 days after publication of the election notification, voting will be held on May 12 and counting of votes will be held on May 15. It is said that the election will be announced this week or the first week of April.
For the upcoming polls, Congress released its first list of candidates on Saturday. Siddaramaiah will be contesting from the Varuna constituency. However, that doesn’t necessarily rule him out from contesting Kolar too.
Siddaramaiah is a tall leader in the state. He was the chief minister between 2013 and 2018 and became deputy chief minister twice (1996 and 2004). Siddaramaiah’s political journey started in Chamundeshwari. He contested seven Assembly elections (and by-elections) from Chamundeshwari between 1983 and 2006.
In 2008, he contested from Varuna, where he remained MLA till 2018. In the 2018 Assembly elections, Siddaramaiah contested from both Badami and Chamundeshwari. He won Badami with less than 2,000 votes and lost Chamundeshwari.
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Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the list was released after the Central Election Committee and screening committee meeting, adding, “When asked about my preference, I informed them that the decision was up to the High Command.
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