"Not In A Hurry": Poll Body On Election In Rahul Gandhi's Wayanad Seat
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Karnataka will vote on May 10 and the verdict will be announced three days later, the election body said, also announcing by-polls for Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat.
The Election Commission today did not announce byelections for the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala, which has fallen vacant after Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as an MP following his two-year jail sentence in a defamation case.
Karnataka will vote on May 10 and the verdict will be announced three days later, on May 13, the Election body said, also announcing by-polls for the Jalandhar Lok Sabha MP.
The widely anticipated Wayanad dates were missing. All vacancies till February 2023 have been cleared, the poll body said.
"We have cleared vacancies till February. This vacancy was notified in March. A 30-day period has been given for appeal. We are not in a hurry," Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar told reporters.
