Bengaluru, Oct 30, Oct. 31 -- The Election Commission allowed Covid- affected voters to exercise their franchise in Karnataka's twin assembly by-elections on November 3 in Bengaluru and Tumakuru district, an official said on Friday.

"Ambulance will be arranged to ferry voters who are Covid positive from hospitals or their home to the nearest polling station in the RR Nagar (Rajarajeshwarinagar) assembly segment in Bengaluru and Sira assembly seat in Tumakuru district on November 3," a poll official told IANS here.

Vote count is on November 10.

Though polling will be from 7am to 6pm, Covid-hit voters and their contacts will be allowed to cast their ballot in the last hour from 5-6pm. They will be dressed in PPE (personal protective equi...