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EATON VANCE LIMITED DURATION INCOME FUND

Two International Place

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

December 21, 2010

Dear Shareholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund (the "Fund"), which will be held at the principal office of the Fund, Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, on Friday, February 25, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. (Eastern time).

At this meeting you will be asked to consider the election of Trustees. The enclosed proxy statement contains additional information.

We hope that you will be able to attend the meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend and regardless of the number of shares you own, it is important that your shares be represented. I urge you to complete, sign and date the enclosed proxy card and return it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope as soon as possible to assure that your shares are represented at the meeting.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT - PLEASE RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD PROMPTLY.

It is important that your shares be represented at the Annual Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend in person, you are requested to complete, sign and return the enclosed proxy card as soon as possible. You may withdraw your proxy if you attend the Annual Meeting and desire to vote in person.

EATON VANCE LIMITED DURATION INCOME FUND

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on Friday, February 25, 2011: The Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Proxy Statement, Proxy Card and Shareholder Report are available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by selecting "Individual Investors" followed by "Investor Resources" and then "Closed-End Funds".

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), will be held at the principal office of the Fund, Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, on Friday, February 25, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. (Eastern time), for the following purposes:

(1)	To elect two Class II Trustees of the Fund.
(2)	To consider and act upon any other matters that may properly come before the meeting and any adjourned or postponed session thereof.

The Board of Trustees has fixed the close of business on December 10, 2010 as the record date for the determination of the shareholders of the Fund entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

December 21, 2010

Boston, Massachusetts

IMPORTANT

Shareholders can help the Board of Trustees of the Fund avoid the necessity and additional expense to the Fund of further solicitations by promptly returning the enclosed proxy. The enclosed addressed envelope requires no postage if mailed in the United States and is intended for your convenience.

EATON VANCE LIMITED DURATION INCOME FUND

Two International Place

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

PROXY STATEMENT

A proxy is enclosed with the foregoing Notice of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Eaton Vance Limited Duration Fund (the "Fund"), to be held February 25, 2011, for the benefit of shareholders who do not expect to be present at the meeting. This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Fund, and is revocable by the person giving it prior to exercise by a signed writing filed with the Fund’s Secretary, or by executing and delivering a later dated proxy, or by attending the meeting and voting the shares in person. If you attend the meeting in person, please be prepared to present photo identification. Each proxy will be voted in accordance with its instructions; if no instruction is given, an executed proxy will authorize the persons named as attorneys, or any of them, to vote in favor of the election of each Trustee. This proxy material is being mailed to shareholders on or about December 21, 2010.

The Board of Trustees of the Fund has fixed the close of business on December 10, 2010 as the record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. Shareholders at the close of business on the record date will be entitled to one vote for each share held. As of December 10, 2010, there were , Common Shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value per share ("Common Shares") and 10,665 Auction Preferred Shares, $.01 par value per share, liquidation preference $25,000 per share ("APS"), of the Fund outstanding. The Fund has received notice of filings on Schedule 13G indicating that shareholders owned more than 5% of the Fund’s APS and Common Shares. Information relating to the shareholders is as follows:


Title of Class			Name and Address of Beneficial Owner	Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership	Percent
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income			UBS AG	4775 shares with shared voting and dispositive power⁽¹⁾
Fund APS			Bahnhofstrasse 45		44.77	%
			PO Box CH-8021
			Zurich, Switzerland
			Morgan Stanley	1,109 shares with sole voting and dispositive power⁽¹⁾
			Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated		10.4	%
			1585 Broadway
			New York, NY 10036
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income			Morgan Stanley	3,076,828 shares with sole voting power, 2,395,707
Fund Common Shares			Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC	shares with shared voting power and 5,777,227 shares	5.1	%
			1585 Broadway	with sole dispositive power⁽¹⁾
			New York, NY 10036
(1	)	As of December 31, 2009.

As of December 10, 2010, to the Fund’s knowledge, (i) no other shareholder beneficially owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund; and (ii) the Trustees and officers of the Fund, individually and as a group, owned beneficially less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

The Board of Trustees of the Fund knows of no business other than that mentioned in Item 1 of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders which will be presented for consideration. If any other matters are properly presented, it is the intention of the persons named as attorneys in the enclosed proxy to vote the proxies in accordance with their judgment on such matters.

Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund

Proxy Statement dated December 21, 2010

PROPOSAL 1. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES

The Fund’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust provides that a majority of the Trustees shall fix the number of the entire Board and that such number shall be at least two and no greater than fifteen. The Board will fix the appropriate number of Trustees from time to time. The Fund’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust further provides that the Board of Trustees shall be divided into three classes. The term of office of the Class II Trustees expires on the date of the 2011 Annual Meeting, and the term of office of the Class III and Class I Trustees will expire one and two years thereafter, respectively. Accordingly, only nominees for Class II Trustee are currently proposed for election. Class II Trustees chosen to succeed the Trustees whose terms are expiring will be elected for a three-year term. An effect of staggered terms is to limit the ability of entities or persons to acquire control of the Fund.

Proxies will be voted for the election of the following Class II Trustee nominees: Thomas E. Faust Jr. and William H. Park. Each nominee is currently serving as a Trustee and has consented to continue to so serve. In the event that a nominee is unable to serve for any reason (which is not now expected) when the election occurs, the accompanying Proxy will be voted for such other person or persons as the Board of Trustees may recommend. No nominee is a party adverse to the Fund or any of its affiliates in any material pending legal proceeding, nor does any nominee have an interest materially adverse to the Fund.

The Class III Trustees serving until the 2012 Annual Meeting are Ronald A. Pearlman, Helen Frame Peters and Ralph F. Verni. The Class I Trustees serving until the 2013 Annual Meeting are Benjamin C. Esty, Allen R. Freedman and Lynn A. Stout.

The nominees for Class II Trustee and the Fund’s current Class III and Class I Trustees and their principal occupations for at least the last five years are as follows:


TRUSTEES

				Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee⁽²⁾

Name, Address and Year of Birth⁽¹⁾	Position(s) with the Fund	Term of Office and Length of Service	Principal Occupation(s) and Other Relevant Experience During Past Five Years		Other Directorships Held During Last Five Years ⁽³⁾

CLASS II TRUSTEES NOMINATED FOR ELECTION



Interested Trustee

THOMAS E. FAUST JR.	Class II	Until 2011.	Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Eaton Vance Corp.	177	Director of EVC.
1958	Trustee	3 years.	("EVC"), Director and President of Eaton Vance, Inc. ("EV"), Chief
		Trustee	Executive Officer and President of Eaton Vance Management ("EVM"
		since 2007.	or "Eaton Vance") and Boston Management and Research ("BMR"),
			and Director of Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. ("EVD"). Trustee and/
			or officer of 177 registered investment companies and 1 private
			investment company managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.


Noninterested Trustees


WILLIAM H. PARK	Class II	Until 2011.	Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management	177	None
1947	Trustee	3 years.	firm) (since 2010). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial
		Trustee since	Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly,
		2003.	President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC
			(investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive
			Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management
			Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) (1982-
			2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now
			PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public
			accounting firm) (1972-1981).

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				Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee⁽²⁾

Name, Address and Year of Birth⁽¹⁾	Position(s) with the Fund	Term of Office and Length of Service	Principal Occupation(s) and Other Relevant During Experience Past Five Years		Other Directorships Held During Last Five Years ⁽³⁾

CLASS III AND CLASS I TRUSTEES


RONALD A. PEARLMAN	Class III	Until 2012.	Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Formerly,	177	None
1940	Trustee	3 years.	Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax
		Trustee since	Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury (1983-1985). Formerly,
		2003 .	Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress (1988-1990).



HELEN FRAME PETERS	Class III	Until 2012.	Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College.	177	Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club,
1948	Trustee	3 years.	Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College		Inc. (wholesale club retailer).
		Trustee Since	(2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income,		Formerly, Trustee of SPDR Index
		2008 .	Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-		Shares Funds and SPDR Series
			1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income,		Trust (exchange traded funds)
			Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).		(2000-2009). Formerly, Director
					of Federal Home Loan Bank of
					Boston (a bank for banks) (2007-
					2009).


RALPH F. VERNI	Chairman	Until 2012.	Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer	177	None
1943	of the	3 years.	(1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (1988-1990) and Director
	Board and	Trustee since 2005;	(1982-1992), New England Life. Formerly, Chairperson, New England
	Class III	Chairman since 2007.	Mutual Funds (1982-1992). Formerly, President and Chief Executive
	APS Trustee		Officer, State Street Management & Research (1992-2000). Formerly,
			Chairperson, State Street Research Mutual Funds (1992-2000).
			Formerly, Director, W.P. Carey, LLC (1998-2004) and First Pioneer
			Farm Credit Corp. (2002-2006).


BENJAMIN C. ESTY	Class I APS	Until 2013.	Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration and	177	None
1963	Trustee	3 years.	Finance Unit Head, Harvard University Graduate School of Business
		Trustee since 2005.	Administration.



ALLEN R. FREEDMAN	Class I Trustee	Until 2013.	Private Investor and Consultant. Former Chairman (2002-2004) and	177	Director of Assurant, Inc.
1940		3 years.	a Director (1983-2004) of Systems & Computer Technology Corp.		(insurance provider), and
		Trustee since 2007.	(provider of software to higher education). Formerly, a Director of		Stonemor Partners L.P. (owner
			Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). Formerly,		and operator of cemeteries).
			Chairman and a Director of Indus International, Inc. (provider of
			enterprise management software to the power generating industry)
			(2005-2007).


LYNN A. STOUT	Class I Trustee	Until 2013.	Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law (since 2006)	177	None
1957		3 years.	and Professor of Law (2001-2006), University of California at Los
		Trustee since 2003.	Angeles School of Law. Professor Stout teaches classes in corporate
			law and securities regulation and is the author of numerous
			academic and professional papers on these areas.

(1)	The business address of each Trustee is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110.
(2)	Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.
(3)	During their respective tenures, the Trustees also served as trustees of one or more of the following Eaton Vance funds (which operated in the years noted): Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (launched in 2005 and terminated in 2010); Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (launched in 2002 and terminated in 2009); and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund (launched in 1998 and terminated in 2009).

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Proxy Statement dated December 21, 2010

Interested Trustee

Mr. Faust is an “interested person” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) by reason of his affiliation with EVM, the Fund’s investment adviser, and EVC, a publicly-held holding company, which owns all the outstanding shares of EVM and of EVM’s trustee, EV. (EVM, EVC, and their affiliates are sometimes referred to collectively as the “Eaton Vance Organization”.) Mr. Faust holds positions with other Eaton Vance affiliates that are comparable to his position with Eaton Vance listed above.

Election of Trustees by APS and Common Shares

Under the terms of the Fund’s By-Laws, as amended (the “By-Laws”), the holders of the APS are entitled as a class, to the exclusion of the holders of the Common Shares, to elect two Trustees of the Fund. Simply stated, the APS Trustees are only elected by the holders of the Fund’s APS. Holders of Common Shares do not vote on the election of APS Trustees. The By-Laws further provide for the election of the nominees named above by the holders of the Common Shares and the APS, voting as a single class. Election of Trustees is non-cumulative. Shareholders do not have appraisal rights in connection with the proposal in this proxy statement. The Trustees of the Fund shall be elected by the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares of the Fund entitled to vote.

Board Meetings and Committees

The Board of Trustees has general oversight responsibility with respect to the business and affairs of the Fund. The Board has engaged an investment adviser and (if applicable) a sub-adviser (collectively the "adviser") to manage the Fund and an administrator to administer the Fund and is responsible for overseeing such adviser and administrator and other service providers to the Fund. The Board is currently composed of eight Trustees, including seven Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (each an “Independent Trustee”). In addition to eight regularly scheduled meetings per year, the Board holds special meetings or informal conference calls to discuss specific matters that may require action prior to the next regular meeting. As discussed below, the Board has established five committees to assist the Board in performing its oversight responsibilities.

The Board has appointed an Independent Trustee to serve in the role of Chairman. The Chairman’s primary role is to participate in the preparation of the agenda for meetings of the Board and the identification of information to be presented to the Board with respect to matters to be acted upon by the Board. The Chairman also presides at all meetings of the Board and acts as a liaison with service providers, officers, attorneys, and other Trustees generally between meetings. The Chairman may perform such other functions as may be requested by the Board from time to time. Except for any duties specified herein or pursuant to the Fund’s Declaration of Trust or By-laws, the designation of Chairman does not impose on such Independent Trustee any duties, obligations or liability that is greater than the duties, obligations or liability imposed on such person as a member of the Board, generally.

The Fund is subject to a number of risks, including, among others, investment, compliance, operational, and valuation risks. Risk oversight is part of the Board’s general oversight of the Fund and is addressed as part of various activities of the Board of Trustees and its Committees. As part of its oversight of the Fund, the Board directly, or through a Committee, relies on and reviews reports from, among others, Fund management, the adviser, the administrator, the principal underwriter, the Chief Compliance Officer (the “CCO”), and other Fund service providers responsible for day-to-day oversight of Fund investments, operations and compliance to assist the Board in identifying and understanding the nature and extent of risks and determining whether, and to what extent, such risks can be mitigated. The Board also interacts with the CCO and with senior personnel of the adviser, administrator, principal underwriter and other Fund service providers and provides input on risk management issues during meetings of the Board and its Committees. Each of the adviser, the administrator, the principal underwriter and the other Fund service providers has its own, independent interest and responsibilities in risk management, and its policies and methods for carrying out risk management functions will depend, in part, on its individual priorities, resources and controls. It is not possible to identify all of the risks that may affect the Fund or to develop processes and controls to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects. Moreover, it is necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve the Fund’s goals.

The Board, with the assistance of management and with input from the Board's various committees, reviews investment policies and risks in connection with its review of Fund performance. The Board has appointed a Fund CCO who oversees the implementation and testing of the Fund compliance program and reports to the Board regarding compliance matters for the Fund and its principal service providers. In addition, as part of the Board’s periodic review of the advisory, subadvisory (if applicable), distribution and other service provider agreements, the Board may consider risk management aspects of their operations and the functions for which they are responsible. With respect to valuation, the Board approves and periodically reviews valuation policies and procedures applicable to valuing the Fund’s shares. The administrator and the adviser are responsible for the implementation and day-to-day administration of these valuation policies and procedures and provides reports periodically to the Board regarding these and related matters. In addition, the Board or the Audit Committee of the Board receives reports periodically from the independent public accounting firm for the Fund regarding tests performed by such firm on the valuation of all securities, as well

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as with respect to other risks associated with mutual funds. Reports received from service providers, legal counsel and the independent public accounting firm assist the Board in performing its oversight function.

The Fund’s Declaration of Trust does not set forth any specific qualifications to serve as a Trustee. The Charter of the Governance Committee also does not set forth any specific qualifications, but does set forth certain factors that the Committee may take into account in considering Independent Trustee candidates. In general, no one factor is decisive in the selection of an individual to join the Board. Among the factors the Board considers when concluding that an individual should serve on the Board are the following: (i) knowledge in matters relating to the mutual fund industry; (ii) experience as a director or senior officer of public companies; (iii) educational background; (iv) reputation for high ethical standards and professional integrity; (v) specific financial, technical or other expertise, and the extent to which such expertise would complement the Board of Trustees’ existing mix of skills, core competencies and qualifications; (vi) perceived ability to contribute to the ongoing functions of the Board of Trustees, including the ability and commitment to attend meetings regularly and work collaboratively with other members of the Board of Trustees; (vii) the ability to qualify as an Independent Trustee for purposes of the 1940 Act and any other actual or potential conflicts of interest involving the individual and the Fund; and (viii) such other factors as the Board determines to be relevant in light of the existing composition of the Board of Trustees.

Among the attributes or skills common to all Trustees are their ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them, to interact effectively with the other Trustees, management, sub-advisers, other service providers, counsel and independent registered public accounting firms, and to exercise effective and independent business judgment in the performance of their duties as Trustees. Each Trustee’s ability to perform his or her duties effectively has been attained through the Trustee’s business, consulting, public service and/or academic positions and through experience from service as a Board member in the Eaton Vance Group of Funds (and/or in other capacities, including for any predecessor funds), public companies, or nonprofit entities or other organizations as set forth below. Each Trustee’s ability to perform his or her duties effectively also has been enhanced by his or her educational background, professional training, and/or other life experiences.

In respect of each current Trustee, the individual’s substantial professional accomplishments and experience, including in fields related to the operations of the Eaton Vance Group of Funds, were a significant factor in the determination that the individual should serve as a Trustee. The following is a summary of each Trustee’s particular professional experience and additional considerations that contributed to the Board’s conclusion that he or she should serve as a Trustee: Benjamin C. Esty. Mr. Esty has served as a Trustee in the Eaton Vance Group of Funds since 2005 and is the Chairperson of the Portfolio Management Committee. He is the Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration and Finance Unit Head at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.

Thomas E. Faust Jr. Mr. Faust has served as a Trustee in the Eaton Vance Group of Funds since 2007. He is currently Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of Eaton Vance and BMR, and Director of EVD.

Allen R. Freedman. Mr. Freedman has served as a Trustee in the Eaton Vance Group of Funds since 2007. Mr. Freedman also serves as a Director of Assurant, Inc. and Stonemor Partners L.P. Mr. Freedman was previously a Director of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. from 1983-2004 and Chairman from 2002-2004, a Director of Loring Ward International from 2005-2007 and Chairman and a Director of Indus International, Inc. from 2005-2007. Mr. Freedman was formerly the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fortis, Inc. (predecessor to Assurant, Inc.), a specialty insurance company he founded in 1978 and from which he retired in 2000. Mr. Freedman also previously served as a Director of the Fortis Mutual Funds. Mr. Freedman is a founding director of the Association of Audit Committee Members, Inc.

William H. Park. Mr. Park has served as a Trustee in the Eaton Vance Group of Funds since 2003 and is the Chairperson of the Audit Committee. He has been Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. since 2010. Previously, Mr. Park served as Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. from 2006-2010, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC from 2002-2005, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation from 1982-2001 and as Senior Manager of Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) from 1972-1981.

Ronald A. Pearlman. Mr. Pearlman has served as a Trustee in the Eaton Vance Group of Funds since 2003 and is the Chairperson of the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee. He is a Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center. Previously, Mr. Pearlman was Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury from 1983-1985 and served as Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress from 1988-1990.

Helen Frame Peters. Ms. Peters has served as a Trustee in the Eaton Vance Group of Funds since 2008. She is currently a Professor of Finance at Carroll School of Management, Boston College and a Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. Formerly, Ms. Peters was the Dean of Carroll School of Management, Boston College from 2000-2002. In addition, Ms. Peters was the Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income at Scudder Kemper Investments from 1998-1999 and Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed

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Income at Colonial Management Associates from 1991-1998. Ms. Peters also served as a Trustee of SPDR Index Shares Funds and SPDR Series Trust from 2000-2009 and as a Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston from 2007-2009.

Lynn A. Stout. Ms. Stout has served as a Trustee in the Eaton Vance Group of Funds since 1998 and is the Chairperson of the Governance Committee. She has been the Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law since 2006. Previously, Ms. Stout was Professor of Law at the University of California at Los Angeles School from 2001-2006.

Ralph F. Verni. Mr. Verni has served as a Trustee in the Eaton Vance Group of Funds since 2005 and is the Independent Chairperson of the Board and the Chairperson of the Contract Review Committee. Mr. Verni was formerly the Chief Investment Officer (from 1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (from 1988-1990) and Director (from 1982-1992) of New England Life. Mr. Verni was also the Chairperson of the New England Mutual Funds from 1982-1992; President and Chief Executive Officer of State Street Management & Research from 1992-2000; Chairperson of the State Research Mutual Funds from 1992-2000; Director of W.P. Carey, LLC from 1998-2004; and Director of First Pioneer Farm Credit Corp. from 2002-2006.

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010, the Trustees of the Fund met eight times. The Board of Trustees has several formal standing committees: an Audit Committee; a Contract Review Committee; a Governance Committee; a Portfolio Management Committee; and a Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee. The Audit Committee met fourteen times, the Contract Review Committee met nine times, the Governance Committee met three times, the Portfolio Management Committee met eight times and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee met fifteen times during such period. Each Trustee attended at least 75% of the Board and Committee meetings on which he or she serves. None of the Trustees attended the Fund’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Each Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Fund is comprised of only Independent Trustees. The respective duties and responsibilities of these Committees remain under the continuing review of the Governance Committee and the Board.

Messrs. Park (Chair) and Verni, and Mmes. Peters and Stout serve on the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Fund, such Audit Committee being established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Each Audit Committee member is independent under applicable listing standards of the NYSE Euronext. The purposes of the Audit Committee are to (i) oversee the Fund’s accounting and financial reporting processes, its internal control over financial reporting, and, as appropriate, the internal control over financial reporting of certain service providers; (ii) oversee or, as appropriate, assist Board oversight of the quality and integrity of the Fund’s financial statements and the independent audit thereof; (iii) oversee, or, as appropriate, assist Board oversight of, the Fund’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements that relate to the Fund’s accounting and financial reporting, internal control over financial reporting and independent audits; (iv) approve, prior to appointment, the engagement and, when appropriate, replacement of the independent auditors, and, if applicable, nominate independent auditors to be proposed for shareholder ratification in any proxy statement of the Fund; (v) evaluate the qualifications, independence and performance of the independent auditors and the audit partner in charge of leading the audit; and (vi) prepare, as necessary, such Audit Committee reports consistent with the requirements of applicable Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and stock exchange rules for inclusion in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund. The Fund’s Board of Trustees has adopted a written charter for its Audit Committee, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A. The written charter is also available on the Eaton Vance website, www.eatonvance.com, by selecting "Individual Investors" followed by "Investor Resources" and then "Corporate Governance". The Audit Committee’s Report is set forth below under “Additional Information”. The Board of Trustees of the Fund has designated Mr. Park as the Fund’s Audit Committee financial expert.

Messrs. Verni (Chair), Esty, Freedman, Park and Pearlman, and Ms. Peters serve on the Contract Review Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The purposes of the Contract Review Committee are to consider, evaluate and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees concerning the following matters: (i) contractual arrangements with each service provider to the Fund, including advisory, sub-advisory, transfer agency, custodial and fund accounting, distribution services (if any) and administrative services; (ii) any and all other matters in which any of the Fund’s service providers (including Eaton Vance or any affiliated entity thereof) has an actual or potential conflict of interest with the interests of the Fund or its shareholders; and (iii) any other matter appropriate for review by the Independent Trustees, unless the matter is within the responsibilities of the Audit Committee or the Governance Committee of the Fund.

Messrs. Esty (Chair) and Freedman, and Ms. Peters are currently members of the Portfolio Management Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The purposes of the Portfolio Management Committee are to: (i) assist the Board of Trustees in its oversight of the portfolio management process employed by the Fund and its investment adviser and sub-adviser(s), if applicable, relative to the Fund’s stated objective(s), strategies and restrictions; (ii) assist the Board of Trustees in its oversight of the trading policies and procedures and risk management techniques applicable to the Fund; and (iii) assist the Board of Trustees in its monitoring of the performance results of all funds, giving special attention to the performance of certain funds that it or the Board of Trustees identifies from time to time.

Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund

Proxy Statement dated December 21, 2010

Mr. Pearlman (Chair) and Park, and Ms. Stout are currently members of the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The purposes of the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee are to: (i) assist the Board of Trustees in its oversight role with respect to compliance issues and certain other regulatory matters affecting the Fund; (ii) serve as a liaison between the Board of Trustees and the Fund’s CCO; and (iii) serve as a “qualified legal compliance committee” within the rules promulgated by the SEC.

Mmes. Stout (Chair) and Peters, and Messrs. Esty, Freedman, Park, Pearlman and Verni serve on the Governance Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Fund. Each Governance Committee member is independent under applicable listing standards of the NYSE Euronext. The purpose of the Governance Committee is to consider, evaluate and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees with respect to the structure, membership and operation of the Board of Trustees and the Committees thereof, including the nomination and selection of Independent Trustees and a Chairperson of the Board and the compensation of Independent Trustees.

The Fund’s Board of Trustees has adopted a written charter for its Governance Committee, a copy of which is available on the Eaton Vance website, www.eatonvance.com, by selecting "Individual Investors" followed by "Investor Resources" and then "Corporate Governance". The Governance Committee identifies candidates by obtaining referrals from such sources as it deems appropriate, which may include current Trustees, management of the Fund, counsel and other advisors to the Trustees, and shareholders of the Fund who submit recommendations in accordance with the procedures described in the Committee’s charter. In no event shall the Governance Committee consider as a candidate to fill any vacancy an individual recommended by management of the Fund, unless the Governance Committee has invited management to make such a recommendation. The Governance Committee will, when a vacancy exists or is anticipated, consider any nominee for Independent Trustee recommended by a shareholder if such recommendation is submitted in writing to the Governance Committee, contains sufficient background information concerning the candidate, including evidence the candidate is willing to serve as an Independent Trustee if selected for the position, and is received in a sufficiently timely manner. The Governance Committee’s procedures for identifying and evaluating candidates for the position of Independent Trustee, including the procedures to be followed by shareholders of the Fund wishing to recommend such candidates for consideration by the Governance Committee and the qualifications the Governance Committee will consider, are set forth in an appendix to the Committee’s charter.

The Governance Committee does not have a formal policy to consider diversity when identifying candidates for the position of Independent Trustee. Rather, as a matter of practice, the Committee considers the overall diversity of the Board’s composition when identifying candidates. Specifically, the Committee considers how a particular candidate could be expected to contribute to overall diversity in the backgrounds, skills and experiences of the Board’s members and thereby enhance the effectiveness of the Board. In addition, as part of its annual self-evaluation, the Board has an opportunity to consider the diversity of its members, including specifically whether the Board’s members have the right mix of characteristics, experiences and skills. The results of the self-evaluation are considered by the Governance Committee in its decision-making process with respect to candidates for the position of Independent Trustee.

Communications with the Board of Trustees

Shareholders wishing to communicate with the Board may do so by sending a written communication to the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, the Chairperson of any Committee of the Board of Trustees or to the Independent Trustees as a group, at the following address: Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, c/o the Secretary of the Fund.

Share Ownership By Trustee

The following table shows the dollar range of shares beneficially owned in the Fund and in all Eaton Vance funds by each Trustee.


		Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity
Name of Trustee	Dollar Range of Fund Shares Held⁺	Securities Overseen by Eaton Vance Trustee in all Funds⁺
Interested Trustee
Thomas E. Faust Jr.	None	over $100,000
Noninterested Trustees
Benjamin C. Esty	None	over $100,000
Allen R. Freedman	None	over $100,000
William H. Park	None	over $100,000
Ronald A. Pearlman	None	over $100,000

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		Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity
Name of Trustee	Dollar Range of Fund Shares Held⁺	Securities Overseen by Eaton Vance Trustee in all Funds⁺
Helen Frame Peters	None	over $100,000
Lynn A. Stout	None	over $100,000*
Ralph F. Verni	None	over $100,000

Figures are as of December 10, 2010.
Includes shares which may be deemed to be beneficially owned through the Trustee Deferred Compensation Plan.

Remuneration of Trustees

Each Independent Trustee is compensated for his or her services according to a fee schedule adopted by the Board of Trustees, and receives a fee that consists of an annual retainer and a committee service component. The Fund currently pays each Independent Trustee a pro rata share, as described below of: (i) an annual retainer of $170,000; (ii) an additional annual retainer of $115,000 for serving as the Chair of the Independent Trustees; (iii) an additional annual retainer of $40,000 for Committee Service; (iv) an additional annual retainer of $20,000 for serving as the Governance Committee Chair, the Audit Committee Chair, the Compliance Committee Chair or the Portfolio Management Committee Chair; and (v) out-of-pocket expenses. The pro rata share paid by the Fund is based on the Fund’s average net assets as a percentage of the average net assets of all the funds in the Eaton Vance Fund Complex. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010, the Trustees of the Fund earned the compensation set forth below in their capacities as Trustees of the Fund. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2009, the Trustees earned the compensation set forth below in their capacities as Trustees of the funds in the Eaton Vance Fund Complex⁽¹⁾:


		Aggregate		Total Compensation
		Compensation		from Fund
Name of Trustee		from Fund		and Fund Complex⁽¹⁾
Benjamin C. Esty	$	6,195	$	230,000
Allen R. Freedman		5,656		210,000
William H. Park		6,195		230,000
Ronald A. Pearlman		6,195		230,000
Helen Frame Peters		5,656		183,750
Lynn A. Stout		6,195⁽²⁾		230,000⁽³⁾
Ralph F. Verni		8,753⁽⁴⁾		325,000⁽⁵⁾

(1)	As of December 10, 2010, the Eaton Vance Fund Complex consisted of 177 registered investment companies or series thereof. The compensation schedule disclosed above reflects the current compensation schedule, but may not have been in place for the Fund’s full fiscal year ended April 30, 2010 or the full calendar year ended December 31, 2009. Amounts do not include expenses reimbursed to Trustees for attending Board meetings, which in the aggregate amounted to $47,958 for the calendar year ended December 31, 2009. Heidi L. Steiger resigned as a Trustee effective November 29, 2010. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010, Ms. Steiger received Trustee fees of $5,656 from the Fund. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2009, she received $210,000 from the Fund and Fund Complex.
(2)	Includes $1,360 of deferred compensation.
(3)	Includes $45,000 of deferred compensation.
(4)	Includes $4,912 of deferred compensation.
(5)	Includes $162,500 of deferred compensation.

Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with Eaton Vance may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of a Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Trustees’ Plan”). Under the Trustees’ Plan, an eligible Trustee may elect to have his or her deferred fees invested by the Fund in the shares of one or more funds in the Eaton Vance Fund Complex, and the amount paid to the Trustees under the Trustees’ Plan will be determined based upon the performance of such investments. Deferral of Trustees’ fees in accordance with the Trustees’ Plan will have a negligible effect on the Fund’s assets, liabilities, and net income per share, and will not obligate the Fund to retain the services of any Trustee or obligate the Fund to pay any particular level of compensation to the Trustee. The Fund does not have a retirement plan for its Trustees.

The Board of Trustees recommends that shareholders vote FOR the election of the two Class II Trustee nominees.

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NOTICE TO BANKS AND BROKER/DEALERS

The Fund has previously solicited all Nominee and Broker/Dealer accounts as to the number of additional proxy statements required to supply owners of shares. Should additional proxy material be required for beneficial owners, please call 1-866-439-6787, send an email to info@amstock.com or forward such requests to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 59 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Audit Committee Report

The Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements with Fund management. The Audit Committee also discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the matters required to be discussed by SAS 61 (Communication with Audit Committees), as modified or supplemented. The Audit Committee received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent registered public accounting firm required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit Committees), as modified or supplemented, and discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm their independence.

Based on the review and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Trustees that the audited financial statements be included in the Fund’s annual report to shareholders for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010 for filing with the SEC. As mentioned, the Audit Committee is currently comprised of Messrs. Park (Chair) and Verni, and Mmes. Peters and Stout.

Auditors, Audit Fees and All Other Fees. Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”), 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116, serves as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Fund. Deloitte is not expected to be present at the Annual Meeting, but has been given the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available should any matter arise requiring their presence.

The following table presents the aggregate fees billed for the Fund for each of the two fiscal years ended April 30, 2009 and 2010 by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm for professional services rendered for the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by the independent registered public accounting firm during these periods.


	4/30/10	4/30/09

Audit Fees	$ 86,740	$ 84,975
Audit-Related Fees⁽¹⁾	5,330	23,330
Tax Fees⁽²⁾	18,480	18,480
All Other Fees⁽³⁾	2,500	-
Total	$113,050	$126,785

(1)	Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Fund’s financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees and specifically for the performance of certain agreed-upon procedures relating to the Fund’s APS.
(2)	Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the independent registered public accounting firm relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation.
(3)	All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.

No services described in the table above were approved by the Fund’s Audit Committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

The Fund’s Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the Audit Committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the Audit Committee. The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the Fund’s Audit Committee at least annually. The Fund’s Audit Committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm.

Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund

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The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for services rendered to the Fund by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund for each of the two fiscal years ended April 30, 2009 and 2010; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for services rendered to the Eaton Vance Organization by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund for each of the two fiscal years ended April 30, 2009 and 2010.


	4/30/10		4/30/09

Fund	$20,980	$	41,810
Eaton Vance ⁽¹⁾	$250,260	$	391,481

(1)	The Fund’s investment adviser, as well as any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Fund, are subsidiaries of EVC.

The Fund’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm of non-audit services to the Fund’s investment adviser, as well as any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Fund, that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence.

Officers of the Fund

The officers of the Fund and their length of service are set forth below. The officers of the Fund hold indefinite terms of office. Because of their positions with Eaton Vance and their ownership of EVC stock, the officers of the Fund will benefit from the advisory fees paid by the Fund to Eaton Vance. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with Eaton Vance listed below.


		Term of Office and Length of Service
Name, Address and Year of Birth⁽¹⁾	Position(s) Held with the Fund	Term of Office and Length of Service	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years⁽²⁾

PAYSON F. SWAFFIELD	President	Since 2007	Chief Income Investment Officer of EVC. Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 10
1956			registered investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.

CHRISTINE M. JOHNSTON	Vice President	Since 2006	Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 39 registered investment companies managed
1972			by Eaton Vance or BMR.

CATHERINE C. MCDERMOTT	Vice President	Since 2008	Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 2 registered investment companies managed
1964			by Eaton Vance or BMR.

SCOTT H. PAGE	Vice President	Since 2003	Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 10 registered investment companies managed
1959			by Eaton Vance or BMR.

SUSAN SCHIFF	Vice President	Since 2003	Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 36 registered investment companies managed
1961			by Eaton Vance or BMR.

MARK S. VENEZIA	Vice President	Since 2004	Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 39 registered investment companies managed
1949			by Eaton Vance or BMR.

MICHAEL W. WEILHEIMER	Vice President	Since 2003	Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 26 registered investment companies managed
1961			by Eaton Vance or BMR.

BARBARA E. CAMPBELL	Treasurer	Since 2005	Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 177 registered investment companies
1957			managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.

MAUREEN A. GEMMA	Secretary and Chief Legal	Secretary since 2007 and	Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 177 registered investment companies
1960	Officer	Chief Legal Officer since	managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.
		2008

PAUL M. O’NEIL	Chief Compliance Officer	Since 2004	Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 177 registered investment companies
1953			managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.

(1)	The business address of each officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110.
(2)	Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management, with its principal office at Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, serves as the investment adviser and administrator to the Fund.

Proxy Solicitation and Tabulation

The expense of preparing, printing and mailing this Proxy Statement and enclosures and the costs of soliciting proxies on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Fund will be borne by the Fund. Proxies will be solicited by mail and may be solicited in person or by telephone or facsimile by officers of the Fund, by personnel of its administrator, Eaton Vance, by the transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, or by broker-dealer firms. The expenses associated with the solicitation of these proxies and with any further proxies which may be solicited by the Fund’s officers, by Eaton Vance personnel, by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, or by broker-dealer firms, in person, or by telephone or by facsimile will be borne by the Fund. A written proxy may be delivered to the Fund or its transfer agent prior to the meeting by facsimile machine, graphic communication equipment or similar electronic transmission. The Fund will reimburse banks, broker-dealer firms, and other persons holding shares registered in their names or in the names of their nominees, for their expenses incurred in sending proxy material to and obtaining proxies from the beneficial owners of such shares. Total estimated proxy solicitation costs are approximately $163,110.

All proxy cards solicited by the Board of Trustees that are properly executed and received by the Secretary prior to the meeting, and which are not revoked, will be voted at the meeting. Shares represented by such proxies will be voted in accordance with the instructions thereon. If no specification is made on the proxy card with respect to Proposal 1, it will be voted FOR the matters specified on the proxy card. All shares that are voted and votes to ABSTAIN will be counted towards establishing a quorum, as will broker non-votes. (Broker non-votes are shares for which (i) the beneficial owner has not voted and (ii) the broker holding the shares does not have discretionary authority to vote on the particular matter.) Accordingly, abstentions and broker non-votes, which will be treated as shares that are present at the meeting but which have not been voted, will assist the Fund in obtaining a quorum but will have no effect on the outcome of Proposal 1.

A quorum requires the presence, in person or by proxy, of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund entitled to vote. In the event that a quorum is not present at the meeting, or if a quorum is present at the meeting but sufficient votes by the shareholders of the Fund in favor of the Proposal set forth in the Notice of this meeting are not received by February 25, 2011, the persons named as attorneys in the enclosed proxy may propose one or more adjournments of the meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies. Any such adjournment will require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy at the session of the meeting to be adjourned. The persons named as attorneys in the enclosed proxy will vote in favor of such adjournment those proxies which they are entitled to vote in favor of the Proposal for which further solicitation of proxies is to be made. They will vote against any such adjournment those proxies required to be voted against such Proposal. The costs of any such additional solicitation and of any adjourned session will be borne by the Fund. If any of the nominees are not elected by shareholders, the current Trustees may consider other courses of action.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Based solely upon a review of the copies of the forms received by the Fund, all of the Trustees and officers of the Fund, EVM and its affiliates, and any person who owns more than ten percent of the Fund’s outstanding securities have made all filings required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regarding ownership of shares of the Fund for the Fund’s fiscal year ended April 30, 2010.

The Fund will furnish without charge a copy of its most recent Annual and Semiannual Reports to any shareholder upon request. Shareholders desiring to obtain a copy of such reports should call 1-866-439-6787, send an email to info@amstock.com or write to the Fund c/o American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 59 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038. Shareholder reports are also available on the Eaton Vance website, www.eatonvance.com, by selecting "Individual Investors" followed by "Investor Resources" and then "Closed-End Funds".

SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS

To be considered for presentation at the Fund’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, a shareholder proposal submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 must be received at the Fund’s principal office c/o the Secretary of the Fund no later than the close of business February 25, 2011. Written notice of a shareholder proposal submitted outside of the processes of Rule 14a-8 must be delivered to the Fund’s principal office c/o the Secretary of the Fund no later than the close of business November 28, 2011 and no earlier than October 27, 2011. In order to be included in the Fund’s proxy statement and form of proxy, a shareholder proposal must comply with all applicable legal requirements. Timely submission of a proposal does not guarantee that such proposal will be included.

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Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund

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EXHIBIT A

EATON VANCE FUNDS

AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER


I.	Composition of the Audit Committee.
	The Audit Committee (the "Committee") of each registered investment company sponsored by Eaton Vance Management (each
	a “Fund”) shall be comprised of at least three Trustees appointed by the Board. All members of the Committee shall be Trustees
	who are not “interested persons” (as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any Fund or of the
	investment adviser or sub-adviser of any Fund (each, an “Independent Trustee” and collectively, the “Independent Trustees”).
	Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Trustees, the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees shall be a member of the
	Committee. A Chairperson of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees on the recommendation of the
	Governance Committee.
	The following requirements shall also be satisfied with respect to the membership and composition of the Committee:
	(1	)	each member of the Committee shall have been determined by the Board of Trustees to have no material relationship
			that would interfere with the exercise of his or her independent judgment;
	(2	)	no member of the Committee shall receive any compensation from a Fund except compensation for service as a
			member or Chairperson of the Board of Trustees or of a committee of the Board of Trustees;
	(3	)	each member of the Committee shall also satisfy the applicable Committee membership requirements imposed under
			the rules of the NYSE Amex (formerly the American Stock Exchange) and New York Stock Exchange (and any other
			national securities exchange on which a Fund’s shares are listed), as in effect from time to time, including with
			respect to the member’s former affiliations or employment and financial literacy;
	(4	)	at least one member of the Committee must have the accounting or related financial management expertise and
			financial sophistication required under applicable rules of the NYSE Amex and New York Stock Exchange; and
	(5	)	unless it determines that no member of the Committee qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as defined in
			Item 3 of Form N-CSR, the Board of Trustees will identify one (or in its discretion, more than one) member of the
			Committee as an audit committee financial expert.

II.	Purposes of the Committee.
	The purposes of the Committee are to:
	(1	)	oversee each Fund’s accounting and financial reporting processes, its internal control over financial reporting, and, as
			appropriate, the internal control over financial reporting of certain service providers;
	(2	)	oversee or, as appropriate, assist Board of Trustees oversight of the quality and integrity of the Funds’ financial
			statements and the independent audit thereof;
	(3	)	oversee, or, as appropriate, assist Board of Trustees oversight of, the Funds’ compliance with legal and regulatory
			requirements that relate to the Funds’ accounting and financial reporting, internal control over financial reporting and
			independent audits;
	(4	)	approve prior to appointment the engagement and, when appropriate, replacement of the independent registered
			public accountants (“independent auditors”), and, if applicable, nominate independent auditors to be proposed for
			shareholder ratification in any proxy statement of a Fund;
	(5	)	evaluate the qualifications, independence and performance of the independent auditors and the audit partner in
			charge of leading the audit; and
	(6	)	prepare such audit committee reports consistent with the requirements of applicable Securities and Exchange
			Commission, NYSE Amex and New York Stock Exchange rules for inclusion in the proxy statement for the annual
			meeting of shareholders of a Fund.
	The primary function of the Committee is oversight. The Committee is not responsible for managing the Funds or for performing
	tasks that are delegated to the officers of any Fund, any investment adviser to a Fund, the custodian of a Fund, and other service

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providers for the Funds, and nothing in this charter shall be construed to reduce the responsibilities or liabilities of management or the Funds’ service providers, including the independent auditors. It is management's responsibility to maintain appropriate systems for accounting and internal control over financial reporting. Specifically, management is responsible for: (1) the preparation, presentation and integrity of the financial statements of each Fund; (2) the maintenance of appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles and policies; and (3) the maintenance of internal control over financial reporting and other procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and related laws and regulations. The independent auditors are responsible for planning and carrying out an audit consistent with applicable legal and professional standards and the terms of their engagement letter, and shall report directly to the Committee. In performing its oversight function, the Committee shall be entitled to rely upon advice and information that it receives in its discussions and communications with management, the independent auditors and such experts, advisors and professionals as may be consulted by the Committee.

III. Meetings of the Committee.

Meetings of the Committee shall be held at such times (but not less frequently than annually), at such places and for such purposes (consistent with the purposes set forth in this charter) as determined from time to time by the Board of Trustees, the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, the Committee or the Chairperson of the Committee. The Committee shall set its agenda and the places and times of its meetings. The Audit Committee may meet alone and outside the presence of management personnel with any auditor of a Fund, and shall periodically meet separately with management, with internal auditors (or other personnel responsible for internal control of financial reporting), with any independent auditors rendering reports to the Committee or the Board of Trustees and with legal counsel. A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting, and the decision of a majority of the members present and voting shall determine any matter submitted to a vote. The Committee may adopt such procedures or rules as it deems appropriate to govern its conduct under this charter. Each Independent Trustee of the Board of Trustees shall receive notice of all Committee meetings, and such meetings shall be open for any Independent Trustee to attend.

IV. Duties and Powers of the Committee.

To carry out its purposes, the Committee shall have the following duties and powers with respect to each Fund:


(1	)	To meet to review and discuss with management and the independent auditors the audited financial statements and
		other periodic financial statements of the Fund (including the Fund’s specific disclosures under the item
		“Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance”); provided that discussion with the independent auditors shall not
		be required with respect to any periodic financial statement of the Fund that was not the subject of a review by such
		auditors.

(2	)	To consider the results of the examination of the Fund’s financial statements by the independent auditors, the
		independent auditors’ opinion with respect thereto, and any management letter issued by the independent auditors.
(3	)	To review and discuss with the independent auditors: (a) the scope of audits and audit reports and the policies
		relating to internal auditing procedures and controls and the accounting principles employed in the Fund’s financial
		reports and any proposed changes therein; (b) the personnel, staffing, qualifications and experience of the
		independent auditors; and (c) the compensation of the independent auditors.
(4	)	To review and assess the performance of the independent auditors and to approve, on behalf of the Board of Trustees,
		the appointment and compensation of the independent auditors. Approval by the Committee shall be in addition to
		any approval required under applicable law by a majority of the members of the Board of Trustees who are not
		“interested persons” of the Fund as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. In performing this function, the
		Committee shall: (a) consider whether there should be a regular rotation of the Fund’s independent auditing firm; (b)
		discuss with the independent auditors matters bearing upon the qualifications of such auditors as “independent”
		under applicable standards of independence established from time to time by the Securities and Exchange
		Commission (“SEC”), the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and other regulatory authorities; and (c) shall
		secure from the independent auditors the information required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1,
		Independence Discussions with Audit Committees, as in effect from time to time. The Committee shall actively
		engage in a dialogue with the independent auditors with respect to any disclosed relationships or services that may
		impact the objectivity and independence of the independent auditors.
(5	)	To pre-approve: (a) audit and non-audit services provided by the independent auditors to the Fund; and (b) non-audit
		services provided by the independent auditors to the adviser or any other entity controlling, controlled by or under
		common control with the adviser that provides on-going services to the Fund (“Adviser Affiliates”) if the engagement
		of the independent auditors relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund, as contemplated by
		the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) and the rules issued by the SEC in connection therewith

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		(except, in the case of non-audit services provided to the Fund or any Adviser Affiliate, those within applicable de
		minimis statutory or regulatory exceptions), and to consider the possible effect of providing such services on the
		independence of the independent auditors.
(6	)	To adopt, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, policies and procedures for pre-approval of the audit or
		non-audit services referred to above, including policies and procedures by which the Committee may delegate to one
		or more of its members authority to grant such pre-approval on behalf of the Committee (subject to subsequent
		reporting to the Committee). The Committee hereby delegates to each of its members the authority to pre-approve
		any non-audit services referred to above between meetings of the Committee, provided that: (i) all reasonable efforts
		shall be made to obtain such pre-approval from the Chairperson of the Committee prior to seeking such pre-approval
		from any other member of the Committee; and (ii) all such pre-approvals shall be reported to the Committee not later
		than the next meeting thereof.

(7	)	To consider the controls implemented by the independent auditors and any measures taken by management to
		ensure that all items requiring pre-approval by the Committee are identified and referred to the Committee in a timely
		fashion.
(8	)	To receive at least annually and prior to the filing with the SEC of the independent auditors’ report on the Fund’s
		financial statements, a report from such independent auditors of: (i) all critical accounting policies and practices
		used by the Fund (or, in connection with any update, any changes in such accounting policies and practices), (ii) all
		material alternative accounting treatments within GAAP that have been discussed with management since the last
		annual report or update, including the ramifications of the use of the alternative treatments and the treatment
		preferred by the accounting firm, (iii) other material written communications between the independent auditors and
		the management of the Fund since the last annual report or update, (iv) a description of all non-audit services
		provided, including fees associated with the services, to any fund complex of which the Fund is a part since the last
		annual report or update that was not subject to the pre-approval requirements as discussed above; and (v) any other
		matters of concern relating to the Fund’s financial statements, including any uncorrected misstatements (or audit
		differences) whose effects management believes are immaterial, both individually and in aggregate, to the financial
		statements taken as a whole. If this information is not communicated to the Committee within 90 days prior to the
		audit report’s filing with the SEC, the independent auditors will be required to provide an update, in the 90 day
		period prior to the filing, of any changes to the previously reported information.

(9	)	To review and discuss with the independent auditors the matters required to be communicated with respect to the
		Fund pursuant to Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 61 “Communication With Audit Committees,” as in
		effect from time to time, and to receive such other communications or reports from the independent auditors (and
		management’s responses to such reports or communications) as may be required under applicable listing standards
		of the national securities exchanges on which the Fund’s shares are listed, including a report describing: (1) the
		internal quality-control procedures of the independent auditors, any material issues raised by the most recent internal
		quality-control review, or peer review, of the independent auditors, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental
		or professional regulatory authorities, within the preceding five years, respecting one or more independent audits
		carried out by the independent auditors, and any steps taken to deal with any such issues; and (2) all relationships
		between the independent auditors and the Fund and any other relationships or services that may impact the
		objectivity and independence of the independent auditors. To the extent unresolved disagreements exist between
		management and the independent auditors regarding the financial reporting of the Fund, it shall be the responsibility
		of the Committee to resolve such disagreements.
(10	)	To consider and review with the independent auditors any reports of audit problems or difficulties that may have
		arisen in the course of the audit, including any limitations on the scope of the audit, and management’s response
		thereto.
(11	)	To establish hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent auditors who will serve as officers
		or employees of the Fund.
(12	)	With respect to each Fund the securities of which are listed on a national securities exchange, to: (a) provide a
		recommendation to the Board of Trustees regarding whether the audited financial statements of the Fund should be
		included in the annual report to shareholders of the Fund; and (b) to prepare an audit committee report consistent
		with the requirements of Rule 306 of Regulation S-K for inclusion in the proxy statement for the Fund’s annual
		meeting of shareholders.
(13	)	To discuss generally the Fund’s earnings releases, as well as financial information and guidance provided to analysts
		and rating agencies, in the event a Fund issues any such releases or provides such information or guidance. Such

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			discussions may include the types of information to be disclosed and the type of presentation to be made. The
			Committee need not discuss in advance each earnings release or each instance in which earnings guidance may be
			provided.
	(14	)	To consider the Fund’s major financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control
			such exposures, including guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and management
			is undertaken.
	(15	)	To review and report to the Board of Trustees with respect to any material accounting, tax, valuation, or record-
			keeping issues which may affect the Fund, its respective financial statements or the amount of their dividend or
			distribution rates.
	(16	)	To establish procedures for: (a) the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints received by the Fund regarding
			accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters; and (b) the confidential, anonymous submission by
			employees of the Fund or its service providers (including its investment advisers, administrators, principal
			underwriters and any other provider of accounting related services to the Fund) of concerns regarding questionable
			accounting or auditing matters. The Committee hereby establishes the procedures set forth in Appendix A hereto
			with respect to such matters.
	(17	)	To direct and supervise investigations with respect to the following: (a) evidence of fraud or significant deficiencies in
			the design or implementation of internal controls reported to the Committee by the principal executive or financial
			officers of the Fund pursuant to the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related rules; and (b) any other
			matters within the scope of this charter, including the integrity of reported facts and figures, ethical conduct, and
			appropriate disclosure concerning the financial statements of the Funds.
	(18	)	To review and recommend to the Board of Trustees policies and procedures for valuing portfolio securities of the Fund
			and to make recommendations to the Board of Trustees with respect to specific fair value determinations and any
			pricing errors involving such portfolio securities.
	(19	)	To coordinate its activities with the other committees of the Board of Trustees as necessary or appropriate and to
			communicate with such other committees regarding any material concerns or questions such committees may wish
			to consider in exercising their respective powers.
	(20	)	To act on such other matters as may be delegated to the Committee by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
	(21	)	To review the adequacy of this charter and evaluate the Committee’s performance of its duties and responsibilities
			hereunder at least annually, and to make recommendations to the Board of Trustees for any appropriate changes or
			other action.
	(22	)	To make recommendations to the Board of Trustees with respect to any of the above or such other matters as the
			Committee may deem necessary or appropriate in connection therewith.
V.	Reports to the Board of Trustees.
	The Committee shall periodically report its activities to the Board of Trustees.
VI.	Resources and Authority of the Audit Committee.
	The Committee shall have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its responsibilities, including the authority to
	engage independent auditors for special audits, reviews and other procedures and to retain special counsel and other experts
	or consultants at the expense of the Funds. The Committee may determine the appropriate levels of funding for payment of
	compensation to such independent auditors, counsel, experts and consultants, and the ordinary administrative expenses of the
	Committee necessary or appropriate in exercising its powers and fulfilling its responsibilities under this charter, including the
	reasonable costs of specialized training for Committee members. The Committee shall have direct access to such officers and
	employees of the Funds, Eaton Vance Management and any of its affiliated companies and the Funds’ other services providers
	as it deems necessary or desirable.

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APPENDIX A

EATON VANCE FUNDS

AUDIT COMMITTEE COMPLAINT PROCEDURES

This policy outlines the procedures that the Audit Committee (the "Committee") of each of the registered investment companies sponsored by Eaton Vance Management (each, a "Fund") shall employ with respect to complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters concerning each of the Funds ("Complaints"). Each Employee (as defined below) shall be provided with a copy of these procedures upon assuming his or her duties as an Employee, and annually thereafter.

I. Procedures for Receiving Complaints

All officers and employees of a Fund and, to the extent their duties relate to accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters for the Fund, the officers and employees of the Fund’s investment advisers, administrators, principal underwriters and any other provider of accounting related services to the Fund (collectively referred to herein as "Employees"), may make complaints anonymously and in a confidential manner as follows:

(1)	The complaining Employee may place a telephone call to the Chairperson of the Committee. During this phone call, the Employee should identify the source of his or her Complaint and the practices that are alleged to constitute an impropriety with respect to accounting, internal auditing controls or auditing matters relating to a Fund, providing as much detail as possible.
(2)	Alternatively, the Employee may submit to the Chairperson of the Committee (by hand, mail, e-mail or fax) a confidential memorandum which details the Employee’s Complaint and the practices that are alleged to constitute an improper accounting, internal auditing control or auditing matter, providing as much detail as possible.
(3)	The name an contact information for the current Chairperson of the Committee will be provided to Employees when they are provided with a copy of these procedures.

II. Procedures for Treating Complaints

The Chairperson of the Committee or another member of the Committee will conduct an initial evaluation of each Complaint received by the Committee as soon as reasonably practicable following receipt. In connection with the initial evaluation, the Chairperson of the Committee (or such other of the Committee) will determine whether the Complaint actually relates to the accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters of a Fund and, if not, whether it should be reviewed by a party other than the Committee. The Chairperson of the Committee shall also determine whether the Complaint requires investigation by the Committee.

After the initial evaluation is complete, all Complaints requiring investigation by the Committee will be discussed at the next regularly-scheduled meeting of the Committee, or a specially-scheduled meeting in advance thereof. The Committee shall investigate the Complaints as follows:

(1)	the Committee may choose to investigate the Complaint through its own members and/or with the assistance of counsel;
(2)	the Committee may select a designee within the Fund or its service providers to investigate the Complaint, provided that the identify of the complaining Employee shall not be disclosed to such designee. Under no circumstances will a party who has direct supervisory control or who may be responsible for the action giving rise to the Complaint be charged with its investigation;
(3)	the Committee may retain an outside party (other than the Fund’s independent auditors) to investigate the Complaint; or
(4)	the Committee may investigate the Complaint in such other manner determined by the Committee.

Any party designated to investigate a Complaint shall be provided reasonable access to the Fund’s (and to the extent deemed necessary by the Committee, the Fund’s service providers’) employees, documents, and computer systems for purposes of conducting the investigation. At the conclusion of its investigation, which shall be completed promptly after referral of the Complaint, the investigating party will be responsible for making a full report to the Committee with respect to the Complaint and to make recommendations for corrective actions, if any, to be taken by the Fund. The Committee will then report to the Board of Trustees at its next regularly-scheduled meeting with respect to the Complaint and any corrective actions recommended by the

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Committee. If the Complaint involves improprieties of any member of the Board of Trustees, the Committee may make its report in an executive session of the Board of Trustees.

III. Procedures for Retaining Complaints

The Chairperson of the Committee will be responsible for ensuring that all Complaints received by the Committee, together with any documents pertaining to the Committee (or a designee’s) investigation and treatment of the Complaint, are retained for six years, or for such longer period as may be required by applicable law, in a manner consistent with preserving the anonymity of Employees who have submitted Complaints.

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EATON VANCE LIMITED DURATION INCOME FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, February 25, 2011
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of Board of Trustees

HOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES

The undersigned holder of Common Shares of beneficial interest of Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), hereby appoints SUSAN SCHIFF, MARK S. VENEZIA, PAYSON F. SWAFFIELD, BARBARA E. CAMPBELL, MAUREEN A. GEMMA and DAN A. MAALOULY, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, on February 25, 2011 at 2:30 P.M. (Eastern time), and at any and all adjournments or postponements thereof, and to vote all Common Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in accordance with the instructions on this proxy.

PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND VOTE ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.

WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE TRUSTEES AS SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ANY ADJOURNMENTS OR POSTPONEMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.

(Continued and to be signed on the reverse side)

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF

Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund

February 25, 2011

NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIAL:
The Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Proxy Statement, Proxy Card and Shareholder Report
are available on the Eaton Vance website, www.eatonvance.com, by selecting "Individual Investors"
followed by "Investor Resources" and then “Closed-End Funds.”

Please sign, date, vote and

mail your proxy card in the

envelope provided as soon

as possible.

EATON VANCE LIMITED DURATION INCOME FUND
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, February 25, 2011
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of Board of Trustees

HOLDERS OF AUCTION PREFERRED SHARES

The undersigned holder of Auction Preferred Shares of beneficial interest of Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), hereby appoints SUSAN SCHIFF, MARK S. VENEZIA, PAYSON F. SWAFFIELD, BARBARA E. CAMPBELL, MAUREEN A. GEMMA, and DAN. A. MAALOULY, and each of them, with full power of substitution and revocation, as proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund to be held at the principal office of the Fund, Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, on, February 25, 2011 at 2:30 P.M. (Eastern time), and at any and all adjournments or postponements thereof, and to vote all Auction Preferred Shares of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in accordance with the instructions on this proxy.

PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND VOTE ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.

(Continued and to be signed on the reverse side)

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF

Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund

February 25, 2011

Please sign, date, vote, and

mail your proxy card in the

envelope provided as soon

as possible.