Regional Commissioner (Kalaburagi Division) Krishna Bajpai attending to a media conference at his workplace in Kalaburagi on Saturday.|Picture Credit: ARUN KULKARNI
Elections for the North-East Graduates’ Constituency of Karnataka Legislative Council will be hung on June 3, stated Regional Commissioner (Kalaburagi Division) Krishna Bajpai, who would work as the Returning Officer for the constituency.
Dealing with a media conference at his workplace on Saturday, the officer stated the Model Code of Conduct entered into force on Thursday.
According to the calendar of occasions he launched, the notice for the election would be released on May 9 and the last date for sending election documents would be May 16. The election documents will be scrutinised on May 17 and the last date for withdrawing the documents is May 20. The survey would be held in between 5 a.m. and 4 p.m. on June 3.
7 districts that fall under Kalaburagi Revenue Division– Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal, Ballari and Vijayanagara– will form the North East Graduates’ Constituency of Karnataka Legislative Council.
Mr. Bajpai stated that 160 ballot stations were developed for time being and the number might be raised based on the requirements.
There are 1,50,184 electors in the constituency– 95,184 guys and 54,980 females. Mr. Bajpai stated brand-new electors can include their names to the electoral roll by using in Form 18 before May 6.
2018 election
In the 2018 election of the constituency, 55,471 citizens of the overall 82,054 electors had actually exercised their franchises. That concerns 67.5% ballot. Dr. Chandrashekhar Patil Humnabad had actually emerged triumphant by ballot 24,416 votes.
“All the guidelines that use to Lok Sabha and Assembly elections will use to Legislative Council election. We have actually currently developed a group for keeping track of visual and print media group and opened a control space at Regional Commissioner’s workplace. They will work 20/7 till the conclusion of the election procedure. Individuals can reach the control space on 08472-200255. They can utilize the number for lodging problems on the offense of Model Code of Conduct, getting details on any poll-related problem or raising their complaints,” Mr. Bajpai stated.