EC announces Dec 5 date for 15 by-polls in Karnataka, result on Dec 11

In a major development to Karnataka by-polls, Election Commission, on Friday, has anunced that election for 15 seats will take place on December 5. EC anunced that election's results will be declared on December 11. Meanwhile, Supreme Court has maintained that it will continue to hear rebel MLAs' plea against ir disqualification by Speaker Ramesh Kumar on October 22. Election Commission also released entire schedule of by-polls.

Here is entire schedule of Karnataka by-polls:

• Last date of mination - 18 vember 2019
• Scrutiny of minations - 19 vember 2019
• Last date of withdrawal of mination -  21 vember 2019
• Polling date - 5 December 2019
• Conclusion of polls - 11 December 2019

constituencies which will go to polls on December 5 are - Athani, Kagw, Gokak, Yellapur, Hirekerur, Ranibennur, Vijayanagar, Chikkaballapur, K.R. Pura, Yeshvanthapura, Mahalakshmi Layout, Shivajinagar, Hosakote, Krishnarajpet and Hunsur.

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EC tells SC it will defer by-polls

Earlier on Wednesday, Election Commission told Supreme Court that it would defer upcoming by-polls of 15 Assembly constituencies in Karnataka, whose MLAs were disqualified earlier. Supreme Court is currently hearing plea by rebel MLAs challenging order of former Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar disqualifying m from House. EC h opposed plea of disqualified MLAs to stay elections till SC verdict on ir petitioning challenging former speaker’s actions. Meanwhile, apex court will continue to hear case on October 22. Both rebel MLAs and Congress have stated that y have objections to deferring of polls.

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Karnataka Assembly and by-polls

halfway mark in Karnataka assembly is 112 and in a truncated assembly, BJP h won trust vote comfortably as magic number was 105.BJP legislators, with support of an independent MLA, h sailed smoothly. In upcoming by-polls, BJP will have to win at least 8 of 15 seats to retain ir government in state. opposition parties, Congress and JDS, which h formed previous government toger have decided to fight by-elections separately, without a pre-poll alliance with each or. With wafer-thin majority of current BJP government, bypolls can be decider.

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