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Bengaluru dry days: council polls, Oct 2026
Today (Thu, 22 Oct) is one of the Bengaluru poll ban dry days. Check the list below for your area.
Liquor sales are banned for the Karnataka Legislative Council elections (Bangalore Teachers' and Karnataka South-East Graduates' seats) from 4 pm Wed 21 Oct to 4 pm Fri 23 Oct. Bengaluru police commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh's order of 19 Oct covers most city police divisions, and the Bengaluru Urban deputy commissioner's order covers the rest of the district. On counting day, Tue 27 Oct, the ban applies only within Ulsoor Gate police station limits, 6 am to 11:59 pm.
where it's dry
Council-poll ban, from 4 pm · Bengaluru · details
From 4 pm. Bengaluru police order (19 Oct) covers the Central, East, West, North, South, South-East, South-West, North-West, North-East, Whitefield and Electronics City police divisions, on top of the deputy commissioner order for the rest of Bengaluru Urban district. Separately, RT Nagar, JC Nagar and Hebbal police station limits are dry from noon today to 1 am on 22 Oct for Dasara processions. Hotels asked for a withdrawal, but no rollback has been reported.
source: Times of India: Bengaluru police commissioner orders liquor curbs from 21 Oct (Dasara, council polls) · Deccan Herald: MLC polls dry day in parts of Bengaluru, 21–23 Oct · Siasat: Bengaluru imposes liquor sale restrictions from 21 Oct · Navasamaja (Kannada): Bengaluru Urban DC order, 21/23/27 Oct · Hindustan Times (PTI): Bengaluru council-poll dry day, hotels seek rollback
Council-poll ban, all day · Bengaluru · details
All day. Bengaluru police order (19 Oct) covers the Central, East, West, North, South, South-East, South-West, North-West, North-East, Whitefield and Electronics City police divisions, on top of the deputy commissioner order for the rest of Bengaluru Urban district.
source: Times of India: Bengaluru police commissioner orders liquor curbs from 21 Oct (Dasara, council polls) · Deccan Herald: MLC polls dry day in parts of Bengaluru, 21–23 Oct · Siasat: Bengaluru imposes liquor sale restrictions from 21 Oct · Navasamaja (Kannada): Bengaluru Urban DC order, 21/23/27 Oct · Hindustan Times (PTI): Bengaluru council-poll dry day, hotels seek rollback
Council-poll ban, until 4 pm · Bengaluru · details
Until 4 pm (polling 8 am–4 pm). Bengaluru police order (19 Oct) covers the Central, East, West, North, South, South-East, South-West, North-West, North-East, Whitefield and Electronics City police divisions, on top of the deputy commissioner order for the rest of Bengaluru Urban district.
source: Times of India: Bengaluru police commissioner orders liquor curbs from 21 Oct (Dasara, council polls) · Deccan Herald: MLC polls dry day in parts of Bengaluru, 21–23 Oct · Siasat: Bengaluru imposes liquor sale restrictions from 21 Oct · Navasamaja (Kannada): Bengaluru Urban DC order, 21/23/27 Oct · Hindustan Times (PTI): Bengaluru council-poll dry day, hotels seek rollback
Council-poll counting-day ban · Bengaluru · details
6 am to 11:59 pm, only within Ulsoor Gate police station limits (vote counting), per the police commissioner order.
source: Times of India: Bengaluru police commissioner orders liquor curbs from 21 Oct (Dasara, council polls) · Deccan Herald: MLC polls dry day in parts of Bengaluru, 21–23 Oct · Siasat: Bengaluru imposes liquor sale restrictions from 21 Oct · Navasamaja (Kannada): Bengaluru Urban DC order, 21/23/27 Oct · Hindustan Times (PTI): Bengaluru council-poll dry day, hotels seek rollback
Scope: the 21–23 Oct ban covers the Central, East, West, North, South, South-East, South-West, North-West, North-East, Whitefield and Electronics City police divisions. Hotels and restaurants may keep serving food. Hotel associations asked for the ban to be withdrawn, but as of the morning of 21 Oct no rollback has been reported. A separate Dasara ban covers RT Nagar, JC Nagar and Hebbal police station limits from noon 21 Oct to 1 am 22 Oct.
confirmed: named in an official notice (state excise department, district collector or State Election Commission). expected: follows a standing official rule or last year's orders, but this year's notice is not out, so plan with care. reported / partial area: from news reports of an order we could not find on an official site. We leave out any date we could not source.
timing
The ban runs from 4 pm Wed 21 Oct to 4 pm Fri 23 Oct (the 48 hours before polls close), then again from 6 am to midnight on Tue 27 Oct for counting.
what's still open
Reports say the order excludes the Bengaluru Police Commissionerate limits, so many bars inside the city may stay open. Check the deputy commissioner's notice for your area.
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Is Bengaluru poll ban 2026 a dry day?
Liquor sales are banned for the Karnataka Legislative Council elections (Bangalore Teachers' and Karnataka South-East Graduates' seats) from 4 pm Wed 21 Oct to 4 pm Fri 23 Oct. Bengaluru police commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh's order of 19 Oct covers most city police divisions, and the Bengaluru Urban deputy commissioner's order covers the rest of the district. On counting day, Tue 27 Oct, the ban applies only within Ulsoor Gate police station limits, 6 am to 11:59 pm. Listed: Bengaluru (part).
Which states are dry on Bengaluru poll ban 2026?
Bengaluru on Wed, 21 Oct (partial area); Bengaluru on Thu, 22 Oct (partial area); Bengaluru on Fri, 23 Oct (partial area); Bengaluru on Tue, 27 Oct (partial area). Scope: the 21–23 Oct ban covers the Central, East, West, North, South, South-East, South-West, North-West, North-East, Whitefield and Electronics City police divisions. Hotels and restaurants may keep serving food. Hotel associations asked for the ban to be withdrawn, but as of the morning of 21 Oct no rollback has been reported. A separate Dasara ban covers RT Nagar, JC Nagar and Hebbal police station limits from noon 21 Oct to 1 am 22 Oct.
What is still open on Bengaluru poll ban?
Reports say the order excludes the Bengaluru Police Commissionerate limits, so many bars inside the city may stay open. Check the deputy commissioner's notice for your area.