In Karnataka, the Election Office has made special arrangements for COVID-19 patients to cast their votes in the Assembly by-election to be held on 3rd of November.<br />'' <br />''Bengaluru District Election Officer and Commissioner in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike N. Manjunath Prasad has informed that COVID- 19 patients and those with symptoms will be facilitated to vote during the last hour of voting between 5.00 p.m. and 6.00 p.m.<br />'' <br />''Speaking about the arrangements made in 678 polling booths of R. R. Nagar Assembly segment, he said, 1,077 voters in the constituency are tested positive. Among them 317 are in hospitals, 18 in COVID Care facilities and 842 in Home quarantine. <br />''<br />''These voters will be picked up in ambulances and brought to the Polling Stations and dropped back after they have cast the vote. There are 4,62,236 voters registered in the constituency and 16 candidates are in fray. There are 82 critical polling booths and 11 vulnerable booths where special security arrangements are made to ensure free and fair election.<br />