Karnataka: Biennial polls to 7 MLC seats from Assembly on June 18
The biennial elections for seven council seats in Karnataka will take place on June 18. The Election Commission of India will issue the notification on June 1, with nominations open until June 11. The elections are prompted by the retirement of seven MLCs at the end of June.
- ▪The elections will be held on June 18 for seven council seats in Karnataka.
- ▪Nominations can be filed starting June 1, with a deadline of June 11.
- ▪The ruling Congress party currently holds 37 seats in the Upper House and aims to increase its representation.
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The biennial elections to seven council seats in Karnataka from the MLAs’ quota will be held on June 18.According to an announcement in this regard by the Election Commission of India, the notification regarding the biennial polls will be issued on June 1, from when the process of filing of nominations will commence. The last day for filing nominations is June 11 while polling by MLAs will be held on June 18.The counting of votes will also be held on June 18 while the last day for completion of the election process is June 20.The biennial elections are being held since seven MLCs, who have been elected by the Legislative Assembly, are retiring on June 30. The retiring MLCs are Govindaraju (Congress), Naseer Ahmed (Congress), M.T.B.
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