Karnataka Gram Panchayat election highlights: Dharwad district reports 63.96% polling at 3 pm
A total of 3,019 panchayats in 117 taluks across Karnataka go for polling in the first phase of Gram Panchayat elections today, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Polling will be held from 7 am to 5 pm in over 23,000 booths. Those who have tested positive or under primary/secondary contacts can vote in the last hour of polling. The second phase of polls is scheduled on December 27. Counting for both phases will be held on December 30.
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13:1022 Dec 2020
A policeman carries an elderly voter as others stand in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station during the first phase of panchayat elections, near Chikmagalur.