Polling  

Ramanagara candidate Chandrashekhar has submitted a letter claiming that he is withdrawing his nomination just 48 hours before polling.

Polling on Sunday continues in 401 voting centres, including 45 in Kabul. Polls close at 4 pm (1130 GMT). The results of the polling will not be released before mid-November and final results will not be out until December

To encourage voters to exercise their franchise, in view of the low turnout during the first phase of polling, the Election Commission has extended the voting period from 9 to 10 hours

The Election Commission is holding polling booth-wise revision and verification of electoral rolls in 32,574 polling stations and booth level officers were made available for addressing issues related to the voters' list (on Saturday and Sunday)