New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday announced that polls to seven seats of Karnataka Legislative Council will be held on June 29.

Seven MLAs -- Naseer Ahmed, Jayamma, MC Venugopal, NS Bose Raju, HM Revanna, TA Sharavana and DU Mallikarjuna -- will be completing their tenure on June 30.

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Polling will be held between 9 am to 4 pm on June 29 while the votes will be counted from 5 pm.

The EC has decided to issue the notification on June 11, after which the nominations can be made till June 18.

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The poll panel has also directed the Chief Secretary of Karnataka in a notice to depute a senior officer from the state to ensure that the extant instructions regarding COVID-19 containment measures are complied with while making arrangements for conducting the election. (ANI)

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