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Karnataka: Assembly Polls in April

  •   Fri, Nov 30 2007 08:37:13 AM

Karnataka: Assembly Polls in April
The Economic Times

New Delhi, Nov 30: With the dissolution of the Karnataka assembly late on Wednesday night, the stage is set for an early poll in April next. While January 3 is the date for publication of the updated rolls for the year 2008, the possibility of delays in an effort to perfect the Karnataka rolls ahead of the snap poll is not being ruled out. Also, with school examinations taking up the second half of February and March, April may be the earliest that the assembly poll can be scheduled.

The dissolution has already sparked off hectic political activity among the three main contenders for the power pie in the state. While the BJP has hit the streets, rallying people against the JD(S)’s “betrayal,” the latter is headed for a split, with a significant section headed by former minister M P Prakash revolting against H D Deve Gowda’s arbitrary and dictatorial style of functioning. The Congress too has started planning its electoral strategy.

The Presidential notification of the dissolution of the assembly was issued on Wednesday night, leaving the field clear for the Election Commission to step in and work on a schedule for conduct of polls in the state. The EC faces two options; either to hold the polls before February 15 or wait until April, given the fact that the intervening examinations during February-March and the consequent non-availability of teachers/schools for poll infrastructure would make it impossible to hold the assembly election during this period.

The pre-February 15 option appears extremely difficult, even though the revised rolls would be out by first week of January. According to a senior EC official, it is normal for a poll-bound state to delay the publication as it has to accommodate a much higher number of objections at the last minute. Since election dates are usually announced only after the final rolls are published, any delay would leave EC little time to hold polls before the start of examinations.

There is usually a 45-day gap between announcement of the poll and the polling day. Given that a February poll looks unlikely, the announcement of the poll could come sometime in February and the actual polling, which could be more than in one phase, sometime in April.  

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