The Karnataka assembly election 2023 will be held on May 10 and the counting of votes will be conducted on May 13, the Election Commission of India announced on Wednesday. Chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar along with election commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel addressed a press conference to announce the schedule for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly at Plenary Hall, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

The CEC said there are a total of 5.21 crores in the state and the number of 100 plus voters is 16,976. He said more than 58,000 polling stations would be set up across the state.

"There are 224 Assembly constituencies of which 36 are reserved for the SCs and 15 for the STs. The total electorates in the state are 5,21,73,579 crores of which males are 2.62 crores and females are 2.59 crores. The total number of 80 plus electors is 12.15 lakhs. It is an increase of 32 per cent from 2018. It also includes 16,976 proud electors who are 100 plus. The number of persons with disabilities (PWDs) has increased to 5.55 lakhs. This is an increase of close to 150 per cent," Kumar said