Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad and Assistant Returning Officer for election to Karnataka West Teachers Constituency Gurudatta Hegde has said that all preparations for smooth conduct of polling had been completed as per ECI guidelines and the polling would be held on Monday (June 13) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In a press release, Mr Hegde has said that there were 6,445 voters in Dharwad district including 3,450 male and 2,995 female teachers. The Constituency covers four districts. Apart from Dharwad, graduate teachers from Uttar Kannada, Gadag and Haveri district exercise their franchise to choose their representative.
Totally, 21 polling stations have been set up in the district for the polling and as per COVID-19 guidelines, sanitisers, pulse oxymetres, thermometer have been supplied to all the polling stations.