Bengaluru sources reported that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) state President H.D. Kumaraswamy were among those who filed their nominations on Friday for the May 12 Assembly elections, taking the total nominations so far to 708. Meanwhile Siddaramaiah filed his nomination from Chamundeshwari in Mysuru district. Former Chief Minister Kumaraswamy filed his papers from both Channapatna and Ramanagara segments in Ramanagara district.
Reports added that Siddaramaiah, along with his son Yathindra, visited Chamundeshwari temple atop the Chamundi Hills in Mysuru before filing his nomination. Meanwhile the 69 year old veteran leader has contested the Chamundeshwari seat seven times since 1983 and won five times. Moreover he later shifted to Varuna in Mysuru district, from where he was elected twice in 2008 and 2013.
Furthermore Governor Vajubhai R. Vala on Tuesday notified the elections on
May 12 across 224 Assembly constituencies from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and counting of
votes on May 15. Moreover a total of 36 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes
and 15 for Scheduled Tribes. Accordingly for Karnataka Polls April 24 is the
last date for filing nominations and the scrutiny will be on April 25 and the
last date for withdrawal of candidature is April 27.
