Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Jan 18: Zilla panchayat and taluk panchayat elections in the state will be held in two phases on February 13 and February 20. The counting for both the phases will be held on February 23.

This was announced by the state election commission here on Monday January 18.

The election code of conduct has been enforced with immediate effect.

Elections will be held for 922 constituencies of 26 zilla panchayats (ZPs) in the state and 3,884 constituencies under 175 taluk panchayats (TPs).

Elections will not be held in Soraba taluk of Shivamogga district as the terms of zilla and taluk panchayats here are not over. Also, due to a stay order from the high court, elections will not be held for Vijayapur, Bidar, Kalaburagi and Raichur zilla panchayats.

ZPs and TPs in Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Ramanagara, Chitradurga, Davangere, Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Shivamogga, Tumakuru, Belagavi, Haveri, Bagalkot, Uttara Kannada, Dharwad and Gadag will go to polls in the first phase on February 13.

In the second phase on February 20, ZPs and TPs in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Mysuru, Chikkamagaluru, Bidar (taluk panchayats only), Ballari, Hassan, Kalaburagi (taluk panchayats only), Kodagu, Yadagiri, Mandya, Raichur (taluk panchayats only), Chamarajanagar and Koppal will go to polls.

For the first phase of elections, the notification will be issued on January 25. The last date to submit nominations is February 1 and the last date to withdraw, February 4.

For the second phase, the notification will be issued on February 1 and the last date to submit nominations is February 8. Nominations can be withdrawn on or before February 11.