is today a dry day in Karnataka?
today · Thu, 22 Oct
partly 🚧
Council-poll ban, all day
tomorrow · Fri, 23 Oct
partly
Council-poll ban, until 4 pm
next dry day
Fri, 23 Oct
Council-poll ban, until 4 pm · in 1d
Partly. Bengaluru: council-poll ban, all day on Thu, 22 Oct 2026. 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. Next dry day: Fri, 23 Oct (Council-poll ban, until 4 pm, local only), in 1 day.
We have no statewide festival dry days for Karnataka in Oct–Nov 2026. Dry days here mostly come from election bans that district deputy commissioners order, like the Bengaluru Urban ban for the Legislative Council polls on 21–23 and 27 Oct.
cities: dry day today in Bengaluru
upcoming dry days in Karnataka
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
Republic Day · Karnataka
Expected: national days are usually dry days. We have not found a Karnataka excise notice listing them.
source: Restaurant India: national dry days & prohibition states · DoPT O.M. of 16.07.2026: 2027 holiday dates (gives the date only, not dry-day status)
Independence Day · Karnataka
Expected: national days are usually dry days. We have not found a Karnataka excise notice listing them.
source: Restaurant India: national dry days & prohibition states · DoPT O.M. of 16.07.2026: 2027 holiday dates (gives the date only, not dry-day status)
Gandhi Jayanti · Karnataka
Expected: national days are usually dry days. We have not found a Karnataka excise notice listing them.
source: Restaurant India: national dry days & prohibition states · DoPT O.M. of 16.07.2026: 2027 holiday dates (gives the date only, not dry-day status)
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.
full lists: Karnataka dry days 2026 · Karnataka dry days 2027
quick questions
Is today a dry day in Karnataka?
The answer at the top of this page updates daily (IST). Upcoming dry days in Karnataka: Thu, 22 Oct (Council-poll ban, all day, local only); Fri, 23 Oct (Council-poll ban, until 4 pm, local only); Tue, 27 Oct (Council-poll counting-day ban, local only); Tue, 26 Jan 2027 (Republic Day, expected, not yet notified); Sun, 15 Aug 2027 (Independence Day, expected, not yet notified); Sat, 2 Oct 2027 (Gandhi Jayanti, expected, not yet notified).
How are dry days decided in Karnataka?
We have no statewide festival dry days for Karnataka in Oct–Nov 2026. Dry days here mostly come from election bans that district deputy commissioners order, like the Bengaluru Urban ban for the Legislative Council polls on 21–23 and 27 Oct.
Are Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti dry in Karnataka?
Usually, yes. The list on this page shows which of them we can tie to an official Karnataka source and which are only expected.