The Parliamentary polls in Karnataka will be held in two phases with 14 constituencies going to polls in each phase. While 14 constituencies in South Karnataka will go to polls on April 26 (as part of the second phase nationally), the other 14 constituencies in North Karnataka will go to polls on May 7 (as part of third phase nationally.)
The Election Commission will be issuing notification for the second phase of polling on March 28, and the notification for the third phase of voting will be issued on April 12. Of the 28 constituencies in the State, five are reserved for Scheduled Castes while two are reserved for scheduled Tribes.
There are a total of about 5.42 crore eligible voters in the State, an increase by 6% over the electoral roll of 2019 parliamentary elections with an addition of nearly 32.53 lakh voters, Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Meena told presspersons here on Saturday. After the final roll was published in January 2024, 4.22 lakh voters have been added, he said.
