The Belagavi administration has made all preparations to conduct free and fair elections in the district, Deputy Commissioner and District Electoral Officer Nitish Patil said on Saturday.
He told reporters that the Model Code of Conduct became effective on Saturday after the Election Commission of India announcement.
Returning officers will issue notifications on April 12. The last day for filing nomination papers is April 19. Scrutiny will take place on April 20 and April 22 will be the last day to withdraw nomination papers. Voting will be held on May 7 and counting of votes will be taken up on June 4.